Because leadership has generally been defined by men (and is mainly done by men), we also know that most of the women who do lead think that, in order to succeed, they have to do it like men.
But what if they don't?
What if the problem isn't with women - it's with leadership? And, in a world that needs all the good leaders it can get right now, what will it take for more women to feel that leading is for them?
That's the provocative starting point for Julia Middleton's latest book.
With 24 women from all over the world, she set out to explore these questions. This book reveals what they discovered.
It shares the thoughts, experiences and voices of 101 women they met on the way; and is full of clear, practical advice on how to develop your own leadership, in your own way."