Indian Women in Leadership
This book provides intriguing insights into the development of highly qualified women leaders in diverse Indian contexts and their role at national and organizational levels. While India has made enormous economic strides in the past few decades, gender i
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RAJASHI GHOSH AND GARY N. MCLEAN
Current Perspectives on Asian Women in Leadership
Series Editors Yonjoo Cho Indiana University Bloomington, IN, USA Rajashi Ghosh Drexel University Philadelphia, PA, USA Judy Y. Sun The University of Texas-Tyler Tyler, TX, USA Gary N. McLean University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN, USA
Headed by leading Human Resource scholars, this new series taps into some of the hottest topics in business – gender, leadership and globalization – to explore the unique challenges and opportunities faced by Asian women in their quest to achieve success in regions which are traditionally resistant to women’s career advancement. More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/15062
Rajashi Ghosh • Gary N. McLean Editors
Indian Women in Leadership
Editors Rajashi Ghosh Drexel University Philadelphia, PA, USA
Gary N. McLean University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN, USA
Current Perspectives on Asian Women in Leadership ISBN 978-3-319-68815-2 ISBN 978-3-319-68816-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68816-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018948841 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Subir Basak/Moment/Getty This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgments
We appreciate the engagement of the India HRD Special Interest Group (SIG) members in making significant contribution through co-authoring of chapters for this book.
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Contents
1 Indian Women in Leadership: An Introduction 1 Rajashi Ghosh and Aindrila Chatterjee Part I Barriers and Challenges
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2 Family Roles Posing Challenges for Women Leaders in India 13 Sanghamitra Cha
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