Empowering women in PR: Breaking through ethical and leadership challenges

Empowering women in PR: Breaking through ethical and leadership challenges

Panel description: This joint panel between Media Ethics Division and Public Relations Division explores in depth the topic of women’s ethical and leadership challenges in public relations and communication management. This panel is based on an original research project jointly funded by the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations and the Arthur W. Page Center. The panel provides results and insights on how female communication professionals navigate through societal, structural, and attitudinal barriers to cope with cultural ambivalence and ethical challenges in advancing their leadership roles within the organization, as well as in the profession.