If women can lead why does leadership culture block access to women as leaders? This volume tells all! It breaks the code of silence to uncover the most potent and coercive way leaders use to intimidate and keep women from access to leadership, empowerment, and self-determination. It exposes how power differentials are leveraged through narratives that manipulate the truth about women's leadership into believable myths and the spins that influence perspectives on women. The volume highlights women's leadership effectiveness, describes metaphors that explain women's leadership, reviews a public case example of a woman candidate seeking a top leadership position, and concludes with what to do when you are hard-wired to lead and want to lead. It is a thought-provoking, groundbreaking and candid look at how culture influences leadership practice through the lens of gender bias. An eye-opener!