Through the Labyrinth: The Truth About How Women Become Leaders (Center for Public Leadership)

Despite real progress, women remain rare enough in elite positions of power that their presence still evokes a sense of wonder. In "Through the Labyrinth", Alice Eagly and Linda Carli examine why women's paths to power remain difficult to traverse. First, Eagly and Carli prove that the glass ceiling is no longer a useful metaphor and offer seven reasons why. They propose the labyrinth as a better image and explain how to navigate through it. This important and practical book addresses such critical questions as: How far have women actually come as leaders? Do stereotypes and prejudices still limit women's opportunities? Do people resist women's leadership more than men's? And, do organisations create obstacles to women who would be leaders?This book's rich analysis is founded on scientific research from psychology, economics, sociology, political science, and management. The authors ground their conclusions in that research and invoke a wealth of engaging anecdotes and personal accounts to illustrate the practical principles that emerge. With excellent leadership in short supply, no group, organisation, or nation can afford to restrict women's access to leadership roles. This book evaluates whether such restrictions are present and, when they are, what we can do to eliminate them.

i read the book and it is not something that i would recommend

the book presents statements among "biology has doomed women forever"

i don't know why such statement would be made

this books seems to be aimed at feminists who think there is "some kind of female injustice"

the book is mainly beating around the bush which gets frustrating after a while, not to mention the research is not explained

i cant present this to my colleges

i would rather recommend good to great by jim collins

thanks for reading my review

i hope all you men and women become good leaders.

Women's road to leadership --updated for today-- is a worthy subject to tackle. Yet for all it's scholarship, I can't say I learned much of anything I didn't know. Scan down the findings and most are common sense truths most professional women know. Also while the writing style is servicable, the university authors are not exciting, memorable writers.

About 30 of us read the book then discussed it in a professional businesswomen's forum. The book raises issues that resonated with the group. Yet again, in the end the spark of that evening came more from the women present, then any big "AH HAH" insights from the authors.

A more exciting and moreuseful HOW TO book is ad agency chairman of the board Nina DiSesa's book. Now there is a firecracker of a book.

I think that the authors have set a new baseline for discussion and insight in the quest for women's workplace equality, and beyond. The scientific foundation for their analysis finally moves the subject past anecdotal and self-reinforcing generalizations. The book provides a better term--labyrinth--for the unfair journey many (ambitious)women face. And the professors pulled off a neat stylistic trick: Scholarship and easy-to-read.--Larry Morrison

Very interesting, well-written, and enlightening. A subject that is very timely and very helpful to women everywhere. Would heartily recommend.

A well written comprehensive review of research relating to women and leadership. Organized according to questions about leadership e.g. "Do Women Lead Differently from Men?" each chapter reviews the research, discusses trends, and suggests how women might respond. Unlike many titles on this topic, this is an evenhanded review of the research whose objective is to provide information to women as they navigate the turns and barriers of the labyrinth as they move forward in their careers.