February 2, 2009 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
The CGO Distinguished Scholar Speaker Series continues this January, with a presentation by our first Distinguished Scholar, Professor Joyce K. Fletcher
Topic: Beyond Narrow Bands and Fine Lines
Date: Monday, February 2, 2009
Time: 4:30 – 6:00 PM
Place: The School of Management building at 300 The Fenway
Parking: Available onsite for $9.00*
Speaker: Professor Joyce K. Fletcher
Its been over 20 years since the publication of Breaking the Glass Ceiling (1987) and the identification of what authors Ann Morrison, Randall White, and Ellen Van Velsor called the “narrow band” of behavioral options for female leaders. Act too feminine and your competence is questioned which disqualifies you for leadership. Act too masculine and you are seen as aggressive and arrogant which also disqualifies you for leadership. Indeed, the double bind women like Hillary Clinton face when vying for leadership positions was so obvious in this year’s presidential primary that the issue has entered the common vernacular and become conventional wisdom. That we have general agreement on the problem is, of course, good news. Solutions, on the other hand have not fared as well. Advice for women has progressed little beyond how to walk a “fine line” or navigate the labyrinth of leadership these double binds create. In this session Professor Fletcher will use CGO’s “fourth frame perspective” to re-think the double bind in light of leadership issues facing us today. She will offer a new framework to use in identifying strategies for success and engage us in a discussion about how to apply these lessons to our own leadership challenges.
Please join us for this inaugural session of our Distinguished Research Scholar Series in our beautiful new School of Management building on the main campus at 300 The Fenway. Parking is available!
*Parking must be validated in order to received discounted rate of $9.00
Simmons School of Management
Center for Gender in Organizations
300 The Fenway
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
T: 617-521-3824
F: 617-521-3880
E: cgo@simmons.edu
W: www.simmons.edu/som/cgo
The 2008/09 Speakers Series is sponsored by The TJX Companies, Inc.
