Select one of the women listed in Felder’s (1996) book (e.g., Eleanor Roosevelt, Margaret Sanger, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks) and read a more extensive biography about her. To what extent did she reflect the characteristics of women leaders discussed in this chapter? To what extent did she also incorporate “masculine leadership” behaviors to be more androgynous?

What strategies can you identify from this analysis that might help you be more effective as a leader?