Women in Leadership

Women in Leadership

Introduction

America has witnessed a remarkable wave in the women 's movement that has put forward over the last two decades a bold vision of social radical change and stimulated the global community to react . The altering status of women in American society during the last two decades has been clearly apparent in family life , employment , education , politics and other spheres across the nation . Yet , there is the contention that professional women in the United States are underutilized . Sexual static '- the anger and discomfort men feel working

with women in new roles - is one of the numerous theories that explains female underutilization in the United States . Research on the underutilization of women in the United States , Britain , Japan , and the European countries suggests that many of America 's global competitors are beginning to realize the value of their professional women in economic social and political terms (Carroll 2003 ,

.64 . This is designed to help women see the opportunity for upward mobility and success in any sphere that they are qualified to participate in . For organizations that still have not received the wakeup call , this may be useful

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The States Constitution in 1982 truly disappointed the feminist leaders who had created and led women 's movement ' brought to public notice in the 1960s and 1970s . But this failure should not obscure the fact that the participation of women as leaders in American society has risen considerably within a period of the last two decades . The main cause of this changing position of women , which has made different both their conception of themselves and the way society views them , is their leadership and mass participation in movements that address broad humanistic /nurturing issues such as peace , environmentalism , public education , prison reform , mental health care , and nursing homes . As a result , today there are more opportunities open to women - in family life , employment , education , legislation , and politics - than at any period in the past . And this liberation and freedom to choose from a number of alternatives has brought with it extreme changes in the way modern Americans , both women and men , can live their lives

From what origin , then , came all of these new opportunities for women and their following rise in status ? Because most of these opportunities have traditionally been the prerogative belonging to men , the process of developing the same opportunities for women has included the demand for the state of being equal , a demand expressed by the feminist leaders of what became a movement for women 's rights that has undergone spiritual regeneration . It was their movement that caused a profound social change

Many researchers point out women 's alleged absence from political and social involvement (Carroll 2003 , pp . 36-45 . Scholars are now beginning to admit that women are actively involved politically in ways that are seldom acknowledged or recorded as political activity or social protest - for instance , by taking part through churches , clubs , and other establishments . Besides the women 's...