Building a New Leadership Ladder: Transforming Male-Dominated Organizations to Support Women on the Rise

Geffner, Carol J.

ISBN 10: 0262047381 / ISBN 13: 9780262047388

Published by The MIT Press, 2023

Seller Inventory # IN-456857

Synopsis:

Strategies for transforming workplace cultures to support a new generation of women leaders. <p/>When it comes to the gender gap, it is not enough to ask women to "lean in" and demand promotions and raises. Organizations have an obligation to level up and provide women with more opportunities for advancement. In this book, leadership and governance expert Carol Geffner makes a strong case that for women to reach their full potential, workplaces and their leaders must take a more proactive role in combating gender discrimination. <p/>Based on over 200 hours of interviews with women leaders in the United States and abroad, Building a New Leadership Ladder demonstrates that even when women are promoted to leadership positions, they are rarely given access to the same support networks as their male colleagues. Covering sectors as diverse as higher education, health care, law enforcement, and the military, the book identifies common strategies that all organizations can use to remove obstacles for women's advancement. <p/>More than a how-to guide on how women can ascend to the top, Building a New Leadership Ladder is a bold call to action for organizations and their leaders to proactively foster the conditions under which women's efforts to rise up are consistently recognized and rewarded.

About the Author: Carol J. Geffner is Professor of the Practice of Governance and Management at the University of Southern California's Sol Price School of Public Policy, where she directs the Executive Master of Leadership Program. Prior to joining USC, Geffner was a member of the C-Suite for Freedom Communications and was the founder and president of Newpoint Healthcare Advisors, LLC.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Building a New Leadership Ladder: ...
Publisher: The MIT Press
Publication Date: 2023
Binding: hardcover
Condition: New