Women are still underrepresented as public-sector organizational leaders, despite comprising half of the United States public-sector workforce. To explore the factors driving gender imbalance, this Element employs a problem-driven approach to examine gender imbalance in local government management. We use multiple methods, inductive and deductive research, and different theoretical frames for exploring why so few women are city or county managers. Our interviews, resume analysis and secondary data analysis suggesting that women in local government management face a complex puzzle of gendered experiences, career paths and appointment circumstances that lend insights into gender imbalanced leadership in this domain.
| ISBN: | 9781108708081 |
| Publication date: | 30th July 2020 |
| Author: | Leisha University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill DeHartDavis, Deneen University of Connecticut Hatmaker, Kimberly Nelson |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 75 pages |
| Series: | Elements in Public and Nonprofit Administration |
| Genres: |
Organizational theory and behaviour Non-profitmaking organizations Public ownership / nationalization Office and workplace Ownership and organization of enterprises Gender studies, gender groups Gender studies: women and girls Social groups, communities and identities |