ETH Global Lecture Series: Gender in Leadership and Leadership in Gender
8 March 2022 - Online Event - On the occasion of International Women’s Day, ETH Zurich invites you to join a Global Lecture on the topic of gender and leadership.
Free public online event
Moderated by Chris Luebkeman, ETH Zurich
Tuesday, 8 March 2022
16.00 - 17.00 Zurich (CET)
The current state of the world asks a lot of leaders – whatever their gender, race or age may be. Crises, accountability to stakeholders, and the collective rise of mental health concerns are just some of the challenges they encounter, sometimes on a daily basis. However, the state of the world also introduces biases and stereotypes that specifically impact the way we treat women in leadership positions. But what is actually the relationship between attitude, personality, gender and behaviour of leaders – as viewed from a societal and scientific lens?
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, ETH Zurich invites you to join a Global Lecture on the topic of gender and leadership. Chris Luebkeman, Head of Foresight at ETH Zurich, will engage Julia Dannath-Schuh, ETH’s Vice President for Personnel Development and Leadership, in a stimulating conversation with guest speaker Alice Eagly. A renowned social psychologist and author of numerous works, Alice is the James Padilla Emerita Chair of Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Psychology Emerita at Northwestern University. As well as looking at gender psychology and attitudes, this discussion will consider women in leadership positions, and ask more broadly: what makes a good leader? Does gender matter? How has the concept of leadership changed with time through an increase in women leaders?
external page Alice Eagly is a Professor of Psychology Emerita at Northwestern University and a social psychologist who has published widely on the psychology of gender and of attitudes, especially attitude change and attitude structure. In both of these areas, she has carried out primary research and meta-analyses of research literature. She is the author of several books and of numerous journal articles and chapters in her research specialties. Alice Eagly has received numerous awards, including the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award of the American Psychological Association and the Gold Medal from the American Psychological Foundation Life Achievement in the Science of Psychology.
Julia Dannath- Schuh holds a doctorate in psychology and was a research assistant in behavioural psychology in the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences at ETH Zurich in 2006. She has been Vice President for Personnel Development and Leadership since November 2020. Previously she worked in consulting, most recently as the CEO of a consulting company, supporting organisations from Europe, Asia and the USA in developing their leadership and corporate culture.