Women as Leaders

In an article on four women leaders, "View from the Top," in Psychology Today one of the women, researcher Samantha Paustian-Underdahl observed that "while people are inclined to look for differences between male and female leaders, in reality there is more variance within men and within women than between the two groups. 

…while there are certainly cultural and social forces that affect how [leaders] act and are seen in leadership roles, women are first and foremost individuals with deeply idiosyncratic styles."

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