LEADERSHIP: Papers and Perspectives from my PhD Experience : Outskirts Press : 9781478765462 : 1478765461 : 12 Jul 2018 : As I considered the doctoral program at North Carolina A&T State University, I was advised that I needed to find something that I was passionate about. In searching for that passion I realize my daughter, as compared to my son, is at a disadvantage in business simply because of her gender, i.e. simply because she is a woman. Being passionate about both my daughter and my son's future, my daughter being disadvantaged simply because of her gender, of course does not sit well with me. Thus, I'm pursuing women in leadership for my doctoral studies in an effort to possibly have influence on the current state of affairs for not only my daughter, but for women in business overall. In doing so, I have chosen the woman's limited presence in the corporate boardroom as an area of focus for my dissertation path. Additionally I would like to note that I wish to leverage all of t