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Module 07: Gender and Leadership
Module 07: Introduction
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You will explore the impact of gender on leadership. As leaders, men and women may have different leadership approaches, and you will examine some of these differences and their outcomes. You will also look at current statistics of women’s place in the workforce and the pay they receive.
Learning Outcomes
Critique the main approaches of the team leadership.
Evaluate the use of a team leadership approach in a formalized leadership setting.
Analyze leader decision-making and the issues associated with gender and leadership.
Evaluate how gender plays a role in leadership style and leadership effectiveness.
ReadingsRequired:
Leadership: Theory and Practice: Chapter 14 Gender and Leadership
Tuschner, C., Krath, J., Bings, J., Schwenkmezger, M., Etzkorn, M., & von Korflesch, H. F. (2022). “Leading in the digital age: A systematic review on leader traits in the context of e-leadership”. ECIS 2022 Research Papers. 63.
West Chester University. (2020, October 30). Tuckman’s Stages of Group Development.
Al-Jaweini, N and Netti, G. (2022, July 29). A new era of female leadership in Saudi business. Arab News.
Recommended:
Chapter 14 PowerPoint Slides – Leadership: Theory and Practice
Proctor, R. A. (2022, May 17). Why positive change in Middle East starts with bringing women into the work force. Arab News. (and read the two articles embedded)
Nagraj, D. (2022, July 13). Virtual Leadership: Understanding The Communication Styles Needed For Leadership In A Virtual World. Forbes.
Module 07: Discussion
You have been asked to create for your Board of Directors best practices for the role that gender plays in leadership style and leadership effectiveness
Discuss 5 specific points you would like to share regarding how gender plays a role in leadership style and effectiveness
Consider now that this is a virtual team what 5 best practices for leading a virtual team with considerations of what females should particularly focus on when leading virtual teams in KSA
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Discuss the concepts, principles, and theories from your textbook. Cite your textbooks and cite any other sources if appropriate.
Your initial post should address all components of the question with a 500 word limit.
Reply to at least two discussion posts with comments that further and advance the discussion topic.
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Chapter 14: Gender and Leadership
Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021.
Description (1 of 4)
• Women have proven leadership skills.
• Remain underrepresented in elite
leadership.
• Does gender affect leadership style?
Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021.
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Description (2 of 4)
The Glass Ceiling Turned Labyrinth:
Evidence of the Leadership Labyrinth.
• Glass ceiling.
• Glass escalator.
• Labyrinth may be better analogy.
Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021.
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Description (3 of 4)
The Glass Ceiling Turned Labyrinth:
Understanding the Labyrinth (1 of 2).
• Lower employment continuity.
• Uneven distribution of household labor.
• Antiquated workplace norms.
Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021.
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Description (4 of 4)
The Glass Ceiling Turned Labyrinth:
Understanding the Labyrinth (2 of 2).
• “Mommy track” position.
• Fewer developmental opportunities.
• “Glass cliff” roles.
• Main differences: prejudice and
responsibility.
Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021.
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Gender Differences in Leadership
Styles and Effectiveness (1 of 8)
• Perceived dichotomy.
• Gender.
• Effectiveness of gendered styles.
• Women more democratic, participative.
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Gender Differences in Leadership
Styles and Effectiveness (2 of 8)
• Women typically more transformational.
• More contingent reward behaviors.
• Devaluation of female leaders.
• Differing leadership values.
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Gender Differences in Leadership
Styles and Effectiveness (3 of 8)
• Men and women equally effective.
• There are gendered leadership styles.
• Women seen as better leaders.
• ”Business case” for increased
representation.
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Gender Differences in Leadership
Styles and Effectiveness (4 of 8)
• Presumed commitment differences.
• Women discouraged from self-promotion.
• Pursue informal leadership more often.
• Small leadership differences overall.
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Gender Differences in Leadership
Styles and Effectiveness (5 of 8)
• “Women take care, men take charge.”
• Stereotypes activate automatically.
• Women of color more threatened.
• Agentic vs. communal characteristics.
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Gender Differences in Leadership
Styles and Effectiveness (6 of 8)
• Less favorable attitudes toward women.
• Unstructured selection processes.
• Tokenization, scrutiny, and combined
threats.
• Intersectionality movement.
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Gender Differences in Leadership
Styles and Effectiveness (7 of 8)
Navigating the Labyrinth (1 of 2).
• Women becoming more successful.
• Structural role redefinition.
• Restructuring gendered negotiation
processes.
• Women-led independent businesses.
Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021.
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Gender Differences in Leadership
Styles and Effectiveness (8 of 8)
Navigating the Labyrinth (2 of 2).
• Incongruity of gender roles.
• Increasing elite leadership roles:
– Changing norms and stereotypes.
– Improving representation.
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Strengths (1 of 2)
• Strength in diversity.
• Shift toward androgynous leadership.
• Best practices, not gender-appropriate
ones.
• Dispel gender myths.
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Strengths (2 of 2)
• Understanding inequality to combat it.
• Integrated approaches most effective.
• Organizational benefits of equality.
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Criticisms (1 of 2)
• Topic could be generalized.
• Little minority research.
• Intersectional research particularly sparse.
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Criticisms (2 of 2)
• Highly Westernized research context.
– Not generalizable.
• Future research must be cross-cultural.
• Improving domestic equality is key.
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Application (1 of 3)
• Evidence gender gap is closing.
• Understanding gendered obstacles.
• Changes must be multi-level.
• Awareness is key.
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Application (2 of 3)
• Women may adopt compensatory
behaviors.
– Individualized consideration.
– Inspirational motivation.
– Effective negotiations.
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Application (3 of 3)
• Macro-organizational and societal
changes:
– Improved organizational culture.
– Improving mentor and career opportunities.
– Structural and domestic changes.
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