Chapter 1 Theorising the Female Voice in Public Contexts

Chapter 2 Gaining a Public Voice: A Historical Perspective on American Women’s Public Speaking

Chapter 3 Constructing Gender in Public Arguments: The Female Voice as Emotional Voice

Chapter 4 Gender and Performance Anxiety at Academic Conferences

Chapter 5 Governed by the Rules?: The Female Voice in Parliamentary Debates

Chapter 6 Silence as Morality: Lecturing at a Theological College

Chapter 7 Gender and the Genre of the Broadcast Political Interview

Chapter 8 Trial Discourse and Judicial Decision-Making: Constraining the Boundaries of Gendered Identities

Chapter 9 ‘Do We Have to Agree with Her?’ How High School Girls Negotiate Leadership in Public Contexts

Chapter 11 Culture, Voice and the Public Sphere: A Critical Analysis of the Female Voices on Sexuality in Indigenous South African Society

Chapter 12 “They Say It’s a Man’s World, but You Can’t Prove that by Me”: African American Comediennes’ Construction of Voice in Public Space

Chapter 13 Effective Leadership in New Zealand Workplaces: Balancing Gender and Role