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The Linguistic Landscape of Female Leadership

In: The Language of Female Leadership

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  • Judith Baxter

    (Aston University)

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In this final chapter, I shall give my response to the driving question of this book, ‘Is language a reason why female leaders continue to be under-represented at senior level?’ This book has shown how a senior woman’s use of language has constructed a leadership style that at times contrasts uncomfortably with the masculinised norms of the business world (Vinnicombe and Singh 2002). A contrast in leadership style can create serious problems for senior women in terms of how their roles, practices and relationships with others are enacted, received and represented. However, a female leader’s language is also strongly shaped by the contexts and communities of practice in which she works. Depending on this context, the gendered nature of leadership language may become a ‘problem’ for senior women, or alternatively be celebrated as a valuable and distinctive ‘asset’.

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  • Judith Baxter, 2010. "The Linguistic Landscape of Female Leadership," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Language of Female Leadership, chapter 8, pages 164-175, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-27791-5_8
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230277915_8
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