ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the representation of women in organizational behaviour (OB) textbooks. It presents the results of analysis of a selection of United States and Canadian OB textbooks published since 1960. The chapter examines the relationship between the text's central narratives and gender identity, exploring issues of power, professionalism and leader–follower relations. Gender bias in textbooks has been extensively studied in different disciplines such as psychology, sociology, teachers' education and children's literature. Another highly studied area is the specific gender bias within management education. Studies surrounding sex and/or gender and leadership can be found within the literature with Eagly and Carli providing an overall view of female leadership and advantages that it may provide in an organizational setting. Without leadership, an organization is only a confusion of people and machines. Leadership is the ability to persuade others to seek defined objectives enthusiastically.
