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The defining examination of the new role of women in America?now fully revised
When first published in 2004, Marie Wilson?s Closing the Leadership Gap finally drew attention to what everyone knew but no one talked about?the lack of women in America?s leadership positions, even though compelling research shows that women enhance the top decision-making process dramatically. And yet, even as our nation sits on a world spinning with crises, we have barely begun to tap that most critical natural resource. With the possibility of America?s first woman president looming large, now is the time to revisit this inspiring call to action.
- Sales Rank: #1058158 in eBooks
- Published on: 2007-12-14
- Released on: 2007-12-14
- Format: Kindle eBook
Amazon.com Review
Ms. Foundation President Marie Wilson is looking for some good women and men to become "post heroic" leaders. In Closing the Leadership Gap, Wilson focuses on the virtues of sharing power by skewering culture bound male leadership styles and celebrating the arguable premise that women use a similar "recipe" of leadership values such as inclusion and cooperation.
As co-founder of the White House project on women's leadership, Wilson is passionate in her belief that women's voices at the table offer an opportunity to shape policy around the marginalized issues of violence, education and healthcare. Making room for women at the top also gives men permission to bring their soft side to work." As she explains, "Both men and women must be in power to moderate the influence of masculinity in all of us." Such polemic does not prevent Wilson from making a persuasive case for role expansion rather than role reversal. Her practical approach to developing women as leaders is two pronged. First, individual women must confront four "Scarlett A's"(authority, ambition, ability, authenticity) that create barriers to leadership. Then, she describes the cultural and institutional changes that would involve men and women in sharing domestic leadership.
Her examples are fascinating and eclectic--including anecdotes about A-list leaders such as Hilary Clinton and Paramount Chair Sherry Lansing; research about hairstyles, husbands, and hemlines of female candidates; and tales from her election to the Des Moines City Council. Wilson puts on gender glasses to examine the "celluloid ceiling" in Hollywood. In all of her examples, the goal is nothing less than changing expectations of both sexes. Even those readers who may not agree that women share similar--even superior--leadership values, will applaud her goal: The opportunity for women and men to integrate the satisfactions of leadership and family life. --Barbara Mackoff
From Publishers Weekly
Women comprise half of the U.S. population and workforce, yet they hold only 14% of seats in the U.S. Congress and 12.4% of Fortune 500 board positions. More embarrassingly, the United States ranks 60th in women's participation in government, behind India and tied with Andorra. Wilson, president of the Ms. Foundation for Women and founder of the "Take Our Daughters to Work" day, argues that the future could be a brighter place for all by "changing society from a system built on the labor of women to one led equally by their vision." To do this requires nothing short of a cultural revolution, according to the former beauty queen, mother of five and corporate culture pioneer. With so-called women's issues like health, education and senior care at the forefront of everyone's agenda, women more than ever have a substantial contribution to make in shaping government policy and leading in both the workplace and home. Infusing the workplace with women's values-"inclusion, communication across lines of authority, the work of caring, relationship building"-would integrate professional and personal life for everyone's benefit, Wilson argues. She points to progressive law firms that allow law partnerships for part-time lawyers, hold working-parent lunches and offer gender-neutral flex-time, as examples of creating win-win workplaces for both men and women. She also advocates unorthodox measures, like President Barbie, to set ambitious role models for girls. Although sometimes prone to over-generalize female values, this is a persuasive and logical text that is less about women running the world then allowing them to have a meaningful role in its custody.
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From Booklist
This is a polemic on women's issues, but a polemic communicated with passion. Ever since the appearance of Bella Abzug and Gloria Steinem, the media and business have been filled with break-the-glass-ceiling cries. Unfortunately, those demands are still not met, as Wilson, president of the White House Project and the Ms. Foundation for Women, so eloquently points out. She discusses five characteristics (authority, ambition, ability, authenticity, and culture); compares male and female versions; then selects a few role models to define the next generation. How to begin? Texas law firm Vinson & Elkins began its transformation by picturing some of its major clients: executive women. Old and new change agents such as Eleanor Roosevelt and Hilary Rodham Clinton are liberally quoted and advice is given, from specific leadership-promoting films (e.g., Whale Rider, Real Women Have Curves) to interviews about obstacles and solutions. A thoughtful compilation with some not-so-specific guidelines for change. Barbara Jacobs
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Women ... the unfulfilled promise of democracy
By Larry Mullins
Marie C. Wilson does a masterful job of outlining the problem and supporting it with credible information. Essentially, it is the general perception of women as leaders. Men speak with authority even when they are winging it with no facts to back them up. They are given a pass, while women seldom are. Witness the 2008 primaries and the election campaign that followed. I suggest another issue that is seldom mentioned: women are speaking to the choir. Nearly all the books along this line are written to women and reviewed by women. What is perhaps lacking in Wilson's book is a clear solution and an outline of action steps to take to get men to listen and to elevate the perception of women as leaders.
This cannot be successfully addressed as a general issue, it only be achieved on a personal level. The question is what is doable now? What should each woman do today to improve their own lives, to elevate their own credibility, to position themselves as leaders on a local level? In this regard, I suggest women augment their personal education with a book titled "The Four Minute Sell" by Janet G. Elsea. It is available on Amazon in used copies for a low cost. In my judgment, it is one of the best books written on personal image for females. Also look for "Women Make the Best Salesmen" by Linda Luna Brem. Both of these books inspire and pragmatically instruct and will lift you to another level. Critical mass will only be achieved one woman at a time.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Politics: Feminism's Last Frontier
By M. A. Aguilar
Marie C. Wilson's book, Closing the Leadership Gap: Why Women Can and Must Help Run the World pinpoints politics as Feminism's last frontier. One might easily forget the need for Feminism in a world where women CEO's, lawyers and scientists are becoming a norm; but Wilson lets us know that although the doors of business, politics and law have opened to women that doesn't mean women have achieved equal opportunity or equal status with men.
Wilson focuses on the need for women in all levels of government and the current lack of women in positions that can lead to Mayor, Governor or President. She notes that although these positions are open to women, women have several disadvantages. One disadvantage is that the typical "image" of a leader is masculine. Another disadvantage is the line drawn between personal and public life. Many businesses are run in a fashion that makes women choose between family and career. Wilson argues that if there were more women "at the top" businesses could become more female friendly and thus merge the lines that divide "family time" and work.
One of the things I love about Marie Wilson is that she loves and values women's unique qualities. Although many Feminists have been slow to acknowledge that men and women are different (for fear that this would indicate women are weaker or less qualified to lead than are men), Wilson explains how women's relational skills make them leaders who are sensitive to the needs of those they are leading. Women also view decisions in light of their impact on the group as a whole. These womanly qualities are "resources" that need to be mined in order to make democracy an institution that is best fit to serve and protect.
The statistics found in the book, although necessary, can become quite cumbersome. There were many times when I felt Wilson should have elaborated more on an anecdote rather than statistics. Some stats do not read well because they are written out of chronological order (Example page 171).
Otherwise, I loved Wilson's energetic and hopeful writing style. Her book is necessary reading for any Feminist. It is also proof that Feminism's work has yet to be done.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
"Challenging Comfort"
By A. Koram
Marie C. Wilson is absolutely correct in stating that women can and must help run the world. The book is well written and inspiring. However, the tone of the book directs Wilson's message toward women readers only. This can be extremely detrimental because it fails to speak to the leadership role that male readers play. Both women and men can together bring about change in the workplace but Wilson suggests that women, themselves, must be the only catalysts to bring about change. Although this is true and women must be a catalyst and strive for change, men also have a large part in recognizing the leadership traits of women to and altering the thoughts and perceptions of society. Change cannot be brought about if only one group is emotionally and physically invested, both genders must join together to change the world for the better.
The book also talks a lot about the nurturing traits of women. These traits of nurture, self-sacrifice and sensitivity are both valued by society and by women themselves. Wilson states that the qualities women bring do not match the traditional actions of a leader. This statement groups all women together and further stereotypes the roles and attributes of women. All women are different and hence their leadership characteristics are different. On the other hand, Wilson does a better job in diversifying the occupations and types of women involved in leadership positions. From the United States government and military positions to British parliament, Wilson shows the importance and benefits of female leadership all over the world.
The author also makes it a point to state that gender biases are products of television, Hollywood and advertising. One of the movies Wilson feels combats these biases is the movie Legally Blond starring Reese Witherspoon. I feel that this movie contradicts Wilson's message. In fact, the main character had many attributes that contributed to the biases and gender stereotypes of women. In the movie, Reese Witherspoon is overwhelmingly concerned over her hair, nails and clothing and entered law school not for herself but to gain admiration from her boyfriend. This movie is not sending the same message that Wilson is trying to get across in her book. In general, Wilson's book brings up many points that are overlooked by society. The book is an inspiration for women who, in the twenty first century, strive to become the next leaders of the world and challenge the "comforts" of business, politics and domestic life. This book should be read by everyone, men and women, who strive to be a leader and make a difference.
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