Dancing on the Glass Ceiling: Women, Leadership, and Technology. This item is unavailable.Dancing on the Glass Ceiling: Women, Leadership, and Technology

The glass ceiling is an often-discussed and contentiously-debated concept. It has been used to both discount and to explain a diverse array of issues related to women and leadership. Editors Olcott and Hardy question the role the glass ceiling has had and continues to have in women s careers and in institutions. The book explores six main questions: Does the glass ceiling exist today, and if so, how has it manifested itself in the modern organization? What is the historical background and cultural importance of women in the workplace and how has that influenced women s roles in today s marketplace? What skills and talents do successful female leaders see as critical for women to succeed today? Are they the same for men? How has the technology revolution impacted leadership opportunities and challenges for women and men? Are women and men better suited for specific types of leadership roles? How can we build new organizational paradigms that center around the aggregate talents and abilities of women and men? The editors approach this exploration from two directions. From one direction, they examine what is documentable from research and statistical data. From the other direction, they seek what is more intangible and experiential, reflected in personal narratives. Through interviews with women and men at various career stages, they present a set of rich personal journeys and perspectives that give human faces to complex and critical issues.

Don Olcott, Jr. is the Executive Director, Division of Extended Programs, at Western Oregon University. Dr. Olcott previously served as Vice President for Higher Education with VCampus Corporation and as the Associate Dean for Extended University at the University of Arizona, as well as various other positions. Olcott is the President-Elect of the United States Distance Learning Association and also serves as a Commissioner on UCEA s Commission on Learning and Technology and serves on the Board of Directors of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA). Olcott is a member of the Editorial Boards for The American Journal of Distance Education, the Journal of Continuing Higher Education, the Canadian Journal of Distance Education, India s Open U e-Learning Journal, Athabasca University s International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Distance Education Report, and previously served as Media Review Editor for The American Journal of Distance Education. He currently writes the Higher Education column for USDLA s Distance Learning Magazine. Olcott is a nationally and internationally known speaker and has consulted to colleges, universities, and corporations across the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Dr. Darcy W. Hardy is Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Director of the UT TeleCampus, the virtual university of The University of Texas System that supports online delivery of System-wide collaborative academic programs from UT institutions. She was a founding member and is a past president of the Texas Distance Learning Association and has served two separate terms on the TxDLA Board of Directors. Currently, she serves as Chair of the Board of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), where she has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1999 and is the immediate past president of that organization. She is a member of the newly formed Macromedia Education Digital Innovators Advisory Board, and she is also the immediate past-chair of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Distance Education Advisory Council. She is a past chair of the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA) Division of Educational Telecommunications. From 2001 2003, Hardy served as the onsite host for the Institute for Managing and Developing e-Learning (MDE), presented annually by the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications (WCET). She is also a member of the WCET Steering Committee, representing the Southern Caucus. Recently, Hardy received the 2003 Gayle B. Childs Award from UCEA for exemplary long-term leadership, scholarship, and applied contributions to the field of continuing and distance learning.