Newest Research on Women in Leadership (Sept. ’22)

by | Sep 28, 2022 | Women in Leadership

I’ve been tracking research on women in leadership for over a decade now. It started when I first began coaching and wanted to get smart on leadership in general. I kept coming across intriguing articles on the good impacts women had on organizations when they were in leadership positions. The research told me that some of what I thought were liabilities in my own leadership style were actually benefits. I’d never heard this before, from mentors, colleagues or business magazines. So I started exploring more deeply.

It turns out that when research challenges stereotypes, we learn things and expand our thinking. Ten years later I’m still learning. 

We now catalog the most important research on women in leadership in the Guide to Women’s Leadership and update it about twice a year. Thanks for my colleague, Jennifer V. Miller we keep this extensive documentation pretty current. The guide now includes 109 citations in four categories and 27 subcategories :

  1. The Facts on Women in Leadership
  2. Mentoring Tips
  3. Coaching Tips
  4. Personal Brand and Career Advice

Updates to the Research on Women in Leadership

This time we have a pretty meaty update. Here are the main additions and updates to the Guide as of September 2022:

Obviously there’s a lot out there! We’re sure to miss some good references so if you know of any research you think we should include, please contact us and let us know. 
View the entire guide and download a PDF version with all the most recent research on women in leadership ====> HERE.

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Dana Theus

Dana Theus

Dana Theus is an executive coach specializing in helping you activate your highest potential to succeed and to shine. With her support emerging and established leaders, especially women, take powerful, high-road shortcuts to developing their authentic leadership style and discovering new levels of confidence and impact. Dana has worked for Fortune 50 companies, entrepreneurial tech startups, government and military agencies and non-profits and she has taught graduate-level courses for several Universities. learn more

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