Abstract
For most leaders, their first exposure to formal leader development training occurs in adolescence, through school, extra-curricular activities, or youth leader development programs. As with many adolescent experiences, the processes and challenges of leader development are different for girls than they are for boys. With increasing calls to address gender inequity worldwide, adolescent girls' leader development has become an important cross-disciplinary research topic. Though the literature on developing adolescent girls has grown substantially, it is fragmented across disciplines, with a lack of integration and theoretical framing hindering our advancement in knowledge. Therefore, there is a critical need for a comprehensive review article to guide scholars to build an integrated knowledge of how leader development occurs for adolescent girls. We searched for literature relevant to leader and leadership development designed for adolescent girls and reviewed a total of 108 academic papers (2000–2019). We identify and critique five themes in this literature that hold important implications for the leader development of adolescent girls. To advance knowledge, we offer social cognitive theory as a theoretical frame to understand adolescent girls' leader development and provide guidance on future research. Finally, we offer insights on how the processes and practices of adolescent girls' leader development could inform adult leader development.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 101457 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-19 |
Journal | The Leadership Quarterly |
Volume | N/A |
Early online date | 23 Sept 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 23 Sept 2020 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- leader development
- adolescent girls
- gender
- literature review
- social cognitive theory
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Susan Murphy
- Business School - Chair in Leadership Development
- Organisation Studies
- Centre for Strategic Leadership
- Leadership, Organisations and Society
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