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Climbing the Stairs to Leadership: Reflections on Moving Beyond the Stained‐Glass Ceiling
Author(s) -
Barnes Joanne
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of leadership studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.219
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1935-262X
pISSN - 1935-2611
DOI - 10.1002/jls.21503
Subject(s) - glass ceiling , women of color , status quo , excellence , ceiling (cloud) , workforce , global leadership , public relations , political science , sociology , gender studies , engineering , law , race (biology) , structural engineering
The phrase Times are a changin ’ was one that brought hope for a young African American woman who realized the importance of education and hard work. Entering the workforce in the mid‐1970s provided many challenges and the proverbial glass ceiling was even more difficult to conquer for women of color. The move from cashier in the retail industry to a global leader in the automotive industry to administrative leader in higher education provided many the opportunity to learn what it means to be a women leader in an ever‐changing world. The current paper provides an overview of women of color in leadership, leadership behaviors, lessons learned from the field, and what millennial women leaders can do to move from the status quo to leadership excellence.