Talking Leadership: Conversations with Powerful Women / Edition 1

by Mary Hartman

Overview

Talking Leadership presents a though-provoking look at differences and commonalities in the lives and leadership approaches of some of today's outstanding women in areas ranging from philanthropy to politics, and from business to academia. Regardless of their backgrounds and areas of expertise, these women are committed to social change—change that includes improving women's lives and options. 

Well beyond personal details and entertaining anecdotes, these conversations capture a variety of fascinating experiences and insights reflecting what it is like to be a woman and a major leader in America at the close of the twentieth century. Many of these women hold positions in which womanhood sets them apart—not infrequently in uncomfortable ways. Talking Leadership gives testimony not only to how far women have come, but also how far they still have to go to claim their places as leaders. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813525600
Publisher:	Rutgers University Press
Publication date:	02/01/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

MARY S. HARTMAN is a University Professor and Director of the Institute for Women's Leadership at Douglass College, Rutgers University. She is a former dean of Douglass College.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Peggy Antrobus
Susan Berresford
Mildred Dresselhaus
Antonia Hernandez
Bell Hooks
Lois Juliber
Karen Nussbaum
Jacqueline Pitanguy
Anna Quindlen
Nafis Sadik
Patricia Schroeder
Ruth J. Simmons
Christine Todd Whitman
Notes
About the Interviewers

Editorial Reviews

Interviews with 13 women, in areas ranging from philanthropy to politics and from business to academia, present a thought-provoking look at differences and commonalities in the lives and leadership approaches of women committed to social change. Beyond personal details and anecdotes, conversations capture a variety of experiences and insights reflecting what it's like to be a woman and a major leader in America at the close of the 20th century. Hartman is a professor and director for the Institute of Women's Leadership at Douglass College, Rutgers University. Lacks a subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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