Context is queen. Female leadership is not only the outcome of good intentions and hard work, female leadership comes from societal and systemic changes to address the realities of what it means to be a woman (whether you choose to become a mother or not) and a leader (in whatever form you choose to lead).
Recently one Professor at IESE, an innovative global business school, sought out to understand these systemic realities of female leadership at a global level and how they have changed since 2006.
More information: https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolyncenteno/2018/06/03/new-global-female-leadership-report-reveals-context-is-queen-being-a-mother-and-a-leader/#2fcc2834291a