GM503_Unit_6_Gender_and_leadership.docx GM-503 Gender and Leadership GM503 Leadership

GM503_Unit_6_Gender_and_leadership.docx    GM-503  Gender and Leadership  GM503 Leadership Theory and Practice II   Gender and Leadership  Leadership has come along way over they years and we now know more of what it takes to be a good leader. There still are areas that need to improve with leadership. One area in leadership that still needs to be improve is gender and leadership. There still is a gender gap between men and women in leadership. This paper will discuss the leadership labyrinth in how it affects leadership today.  Leadership labyrinth is the gap in leadership between men and women (Northouse,  2018). In the workforce, there is a gap between men and women with job positions which includes women becoming a leader. Women are still underrepresentation when it comes to being a leader in high-level positions. Even though women have come a long way in the workforce men are thought of as being dominant in the workforce.  Meaning of Leadership Labyrinth  The leadership labyrinth comes from ancient Greece, India, Nepal, native North and  South America, and Europe. It is the idea of a complex journey to reach a goal (Eagly & Carli,  2020). The main point in leadership is the gap that women are underrepresented in high-level leadership positions. Northouse (2018) explains the three explanations for leadership labyrinth. The first explanation is human capital. This explanation is that women have less human capital investments like education, training, and work experience than men. Women are told they are not as qu