Clearly, the topic of developing leaders is of utmost importance in all contexts and it is particularly important for the HRD discipline: over 1,400 journal articles in AHRD journals have the word ‘leadership’ as one of their subject terms. Almost monthly the front cover of the Harvard Business Review has ‘leadership’ boldly displayed, either as the main article or as a supporting news brief. Scholarly research abounds, and there are many leadership frameworks, models, and theories contributing to the quantity of research articles. Unfortunately, however, the diversity of ideas and the explosion of interest has generally not focused on an underlying problem in the leadership literature, namely that the majority of the theories and research studies were designed by men and are based on male-normed assumptions (Jogulu & Wood, 2006). There are many scholars attempting to resolve the problem; not only for leadership at the executive or corporate level (see, for example, Sheryl Sandberg), but also for leadership writ large—community, village, politics, etc. Practitioners are also involved, and are taking steps to improve the leadership pipeline for women. Many strategic leaders and managers (men and women) are particularly concerned with developing women for leadership roles. Women are needed to move into positions of influence within these various settings throughout the world, and they must be prepared. Yet, the numbers of women leaders have plateaued in the last decade and there are still many questions unanswered. There is an immediate need for studies and theory building efforts related to a host of research questions focused on women and leadership. This session will provide attendees with a forum to discuss, collaborate, and co-create potential agendas for women and leadership scholarship. This includes leadership and leadership development for women within the United States, in international settings, and globally as well. The opportunities, challenges, and issues related to this type of scholarship will be discussed, as well as the need for both quantitative and qualitative methodologies.