The Female Leadership Paradox Power, Performance and Promotion

The best-kept secret in corporate life is the vanishing act of women on their way to the top. Despite massive attention to the issue the number of women in top positions remains shockingly low. This book shows what women themselves can do to optimize thei

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Mirella Visser

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The Female Leadership Paradox

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THE FEMALE LEADERSHIP PARADOX

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POWER, PERFORMANCE, AND PROMOTION

MIRELLA VISSER MANAGING DIRECTOR, CENTRE FOR INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP

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THE FEMALE LEADERSHIP PARADOX

© Mirella Visser 2011 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS.

The author has asserted her right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2011 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978–0–230–28920–8 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Visser, Mirella. The female leadership paradox : power, performance and promotion / Mirella Visser. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978–0–230–28920–8 (hardback) 1. Women—Vocational guidance. 2. Leadership in women. 3. Women executives—Promotions. 4. Career development. I. Title. HF5382.6.V57 2011 658.4 092082—dc22 2011008500 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 Printed and bound in Great Britain by MPG Group, Bodmin and King’s Lynn

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