You make a great point Sofia in your post “Some words on a completely different matter…”.

I really can agree, haven’t gone throught any female names in most of the texts I have read.

I agree with your thoughts about that the situation now days is changing.  Still thinks Sweden is way ahead compared to almost all other countries though. In the future I think we will see both more female management thinkers but also a lot more female leaders and managers that will influence new ways of thinking and manage.

I found a great text about management thinkers for the 21st century? (from www.employment-studies.co.uk)

In it it says that:

“Female management thinkers are
unusual – but this may change,
given the current emphasis on
softer, people-orientated skills.”

The text gives a brief introduction to (I really recommend it for an overview) of the management thinkers;

Machiavelli,
Fayol,
Taylor,
Weber,
Follett,
Maslow,
Drucker,
Hofstede,
Mintzberg
and Senge

The only female listed is Mary Parker Follett (1868–1933)
Follett suggested that organizations function on the principle of power “with” and not power “over. She meant that dynamic aspects of the individual in relationship to others are mainly important to think of for a manager.

These ideas I can really apply on typical Swedish management style. I can agree that female leaders are better in softer, people-orientated skills and that these type of skills are really important in most cases of management.

Here is the link to the document described above www.employment-studies.co.uk/pdflibrary/a_tj0305.pdf

So keep on thinking Sofia and you will be the next big shot!

/Jakob