Reinventing yourself -- Identity in transition. Possible selves. Between identifies. Deep change -- Identity in practive. Crafting experiments. Shifting connections. Making sense -- Putting the unconventional strategies to work. Becoming yourself.

This chapter extends our understanding of the paucity of women in senior leadership positions by identifying specific identity mechanisms that can hinder junior women’s transitions to more senior roles. We introduce the term impossible selves to describe these cultural prescriptions for...