by V. Stead (Author), C. Elliott (Author)

Women's Leadership challenges traditional concepts of leadership that draw on the male experience and offers an alternative construction that emerges from the female experience. Highlighting leadership's social, cultural and political roots, the authors argue that leadership is neither a free floating nor a gender neutral concept.

Author Biography

VALERIE STEAD is a Lecturer in the Department of Management Learning and Leadership at Lancaster University Management School, UK.

CAROLE ELLIOTT is a Lecturer in the Department of Management Learning and Leadership at Lancaster University Management School, UK. With Sharon Turnbull she is the editor of Critical Thinking in Human Resource Development (2005).