Gender, Communication, and the Leadership Gap

Session Submission Type: Symposium

Short Description

The sixth volume of the ILA series Women & Leadership: Research, Theory, and Practice offers a wide range of insight into the communication barriers women face in attaining leadership positions and strategies for leadership development. Four authors from the volume will discuss their perspectives, present practical strategies, and lead a discussion to help participants better understand leadership and interpersonal communication, leadership and
rhetoric, and digital leadership.

Sub Unit

• Leadership Development

Chair

• Susan R. Madsen, Utah Valley University

Commentator

• Faith W. Ngunjiri, Concordia College

Individual Presentations

• The Links of LinkedIn: Impression Management on Professional Social Media - Evelyn Thrasher, Western Kentucky University

• She Just Doesn’t Seem Like a Leader: African American Women College Presidents and Rhetorical Leadership - Dorine Lawrence-Hughes, University of Michigan

• Narrowing the Leadership Gap: Using Communication Strategies to Mitigate Microaggressions - Kelly McKenzie, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania; Tammy J. Halstead, Franklin & Marshall College