Beyond the Double Bind: Women and Leadership

by Kathleen Hall Jamieson

Book Overview

"I can remember," says lawyer Flo Kennedy, "going to court in pants and the judge remarking that I wasn't properly dressed, that the next time I came to court I should be dressed like a lawyer." It was a moment painfully familiar to countless women: a demand that she conform to a stereotype of feminine dress and behavior--which would also mark her as an intruder, rising above her assigned station (as the saying goes, she dared to "wear the pants"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195089405
• ISBN13: 9780195089400
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

What do Hilary Clinton and Ann Richards Have in Common?

They've overcome one of the double binds that confront women leaders. Jamieson examines five double binds or Catch-22's that can block women from success and reveals through personal stories and scholarly research how these double binds can be overcome. Any woman who wants to be a leader needs to begin by understanding what these binds are and how to confront them. As Jamieson says, "the double bind is a strategy perennially used by those with power against those without." Whether you call a bind a "double standard," "a no-win situation," or a "self-fulfilling prophecy," understanding the "binds that tie," can help any woman better position herself for success.