Women in Leadership: Opportunities and Challenges

As the competition in the global business environment is increasing rapidly, the role of women as business leaders and managers occupying top slots in the organizations is equally on the rise. Women are competing on a par with their male counterparts, revealing various styles and traits in achieving success. Women leaders are more assertive and persuasive, have a stronger need to get things done and are more willing to take risks than male leaders, are able to lead multinational companies and implement the best turn-around strategies, considerably changing the performance of the organization and proving that they are not inferior to their male counterparts. The objective and significance of this book is to explore the role of women in leadership and depict how effective they are in their role. This book highlights the efforts of women in equalizing themselves with their male counterparts in all aspects of their career. It also focuses on their achievements, strengths, weaknesses, styles and strategies. It makes the readers aware of how many women leaders like Indra Nooyi, Anne Mulcahy, Meg Whitman and others tried to achieve success in their respective organizations.