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Through the Labyrinth: The Truth About How Women Become Leaders (Center for Public Leadership)

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Women have needed a replacement for the glass ceiling metaphor for quite some time. Drs. Eagly and Carli have given us a wonderful new metaphor, the labyrinth, that better describes the obstacles and realities women face. For years we all have been bombarded with the impediments for women, but no one has offered practical solutions. This book eloquently defines the problem and offers hope for us all. This year all of my close friends, including some men, will receive this book from me for Christmas.

Alice Eagly is a phenomenal writer and researcher. She has been working for decades on gender and leadership. Her newest theory, with Carli, is outstanding! She presents a new paradigm for thinking about women in the workforce and gives a preview of what is to be expected in the workforce in the upcoming years. If you have not already read this book, then what are you waiting for? The only thing that is better is having her present the work, which is sure draws a crowd! Also, for the non-academic it is an easy read with much detail on prevailing theory for the general public to understand.

I think that the authors have set a new baseline for discussion and insight in the quest for women's workplace equality, and beyond. The scientific foundation for their analysis finally moves the subject past anecdotal and self-reinforcing generalizations. The book provides a better term--labyrinth--for the unfair journey many (ambitious)women face. And the professors pulled off a neat stylistic trick: Scholarship and easy-to-read.--Larry Morrison

Very interesting, well-written, and enlightening. A subject that is very timely and very helpful to women everywhere. Would heartily recommend.

A well written comprehensive review of research relating to women and leadership. Organized according to questions about leadership e.g. "Do Women Lead Differently from Men?" each chapter reviews the research, discusses trends, and suggests how women might respond. Unlike many titles on this topic, this is an evenhanded review of the research whose objective is to provide information to women as they navigate the turns and barriers of the labyrinth as they move forward in their careers.

Women's road to leadership --updated for today-- is a worthy subject to tackle. Yet for all it's scholarship, I can't say I learned much of anything I didn't know. Scan down the findings and most are common sense truths most professional women know. Also while the writing style is servicable, the university authors are not exciting, memorable writers.

About 30 of us read the book then discussed it in a professional businesswomen's forum. The book raises issues that resonated with the group. Yet again, in the end the spark of that evening came more from the women present, then any big "AH HAH" insights from the authors.

A more exciting and moreuseful HOW TO book is ad agency chairman of the board Nina DiSesa's book. Now there is a firecracker of a book.

i read the book and it is not something that i would recommend

the book presents statements among "biology has doomed women forever"

i don't know why such statement would be made

this books seems to be aimed at feminists who think there is "some kind of female injustice"

the book is mainly beating around the bush which gets frustrating after a while, not to mention the research is not explained

i cant present this to my colleges

i would rather recommend good to great by jim collins

thanks for reading my review

i hope all you men and women become good leaders.