AUTHOR=Hopkins Margaret M. , O’Neil Deborah A. 

TITLE=Authentic leadership: application to women leaders

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=6

YEAR=2015

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00959

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00959

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<p>The purpose of this perspective article is to present the argument that authentic leadership is a gendered representation of leadership. We first provide a brief history of leadership theories and definitions of authentic leadership. We then critique authentic leadership and offer arguments to support the premise that authentic leadership is not gender-neutral and is especially challenging for women.</p>