Introduction

One of the areas which is arousing a great deal of interest in the twenty-first century is seen in the research being undertaken into changes in leadership by women as compared with that of men, along with an analysis of the dilemmas faced by women at the top as well as their competitive advantages. Among the latest of these studies, which tended to be confined to business schools and academia, is Herminia Ibarra’s 2005 analysis of work identity: Las identidades laborales: y las estrategias para reinventar las carreras [Working Identity: unconventional strategies for reinventing your career]1.