Liisa Husu, Jeff Hearn, Anna-Maija Lämsä and Sinikka Vanhala Editors Leadership through the Gender Lens Women and Men in Organisations Forskningsrapporter från Svenska handelshögskolan Hanken School of Economics Research Reports 71 Helsinki 2010 Leadership through the Gender Lens: Women and Men in Organisations Key words: careers, gender, hierarchy, interventions, leadership, management, organisations, men, women © Hanken School of Economics & Liisa Husu, Jeff Hearn, Anna-Maija Lämsä, Sinikka Vanhala and contributors Liisa Husu, Jeff Hearn, Anna-Maija Lämsä and Sinikka Vanhala Hanken School of Economics Department of Management and Organisation P.O. Box 479, 00101, Helsinki, Finland Distributor: Library Hanken School of Economics P.O. Box 479 00101 Helsinki, Finland Telephone: +358 (0)40 3521 376, +358 (0)40 3521 265 Fax: +358-(0)9-4313 3425 E-mail:
[email protected] http://www.hanken.fi/ Edita Prima Ltd, Helsinki 2010 ISBN 978-952-232-100-8 (printed) ISBN 978 952-232-101-5 (PDF) ISSN 0357-5764 iii CONTENTS Preface. Leadership through the Gender Lens: Women and Men in Organisations......v Liisa Husu, Jeff Hearn, Anna-Maija Lämsä and Sinikka Vanhala KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS The Impact of Gender Equality on the Management and Leadership: Reflections on change and resistance. ........................................................................................................ 1 Anna Wahl Ten Things You Should Know About Gender, Leadership, and Organizational Culture: Reflections on twenty years of research. .......................................................................... 21 Albert J. Mills Women on Top Corporate Boards: The slow progress and initiatives that provide change ................................................................................................................................ 38 Ruth Sealy and Susan Vinnicombe CAREERS and LEADERSHIP All roads lead to the top, or do they? How women get leading positions ....................... 56 Susanne Ahlers and Andrea D.