Women in power : the personalities and leadership styles of Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, and Margaret Thatcher Cover Image

Book

Women in power : the personalities and leadership styles of Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, and Margaret Thatcher / Blema S. Steinberg.

Summary:

"In Women in Power, Blema S. Steinberg explores the personalities and leadership styles of three remarkable female leaders, Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, and Margaret Thatcher to help us understand the ways in which personality impacts on leadership. The personality traits of each woman are examined using insights from the fields of psychiatry, psychology, and psychoanalysis, while their respective leadership styles draw upon measures developed by political scientists. Steinberg then tests the theoretical expectations concerning the relationship between different personality traits and leadership styles against the empirical evidence for each prime minister. The book concludes with a comparative analysis of her results."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9780773533561
ISBN: 0773533567
Physical Description: xii, 436 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Publisher: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-421) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Indira Gandhi: from Prime Minister's daughter to Prime Minister -- Mother India: the personality profile of Indira Gandhi -- Indira Gandhi's leadership style -- Golda Meir: from immigrants' daughter to Prime Minister -- The Jewish grandmother: the personality profile of Golda Meir -- Golda Meir's leadership style -- Margaret Thatcher: from grocer's daughter to Prime Minister -- The Iron Lady: the personality profile of margaret Thatcher -- Margaret Thatcher's leadership style.