About
Dr. Leanne Dzubinski is an expert on naming and eliminating gender bias in organizations. A sought-after speaker, consultant, and expert witness, she challenges narratives that frame women as the problem rather than the systems in which they work. As she told CBS News, “There is always an excuse masquerading as a reason given for a woman about why she is not quite right for any role.”
Leanne helps women understand that bias is not personal and helps organizational leaders see how removing bias allows everyone to flourish. Outreach Magazine notes that her work “brings life to the unknown,” and through that work, she has developed tools and strategies that enable women to thrive and organizations to improve their practices.
She is the author of four books, including Glass Walls and Confronting Sacred Inequalities. Her work has appeared in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and numerous scholarly journals. She is the recipient of various awards such as the ASM Book Award and the International Leadership Association Emerging Scholar Award.
Leanne serves as Dean of Faculty Development and Global Education at Westmont College and has held teaching and senior academic leadership roles at Asbury Seminary and Biola University. She has lived and worked internationally, and is multi-lingual, speaking both Spanish and German.
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Doctor of Philosophy in Learning, Leadership, and Organization Development. Human Resources and Organization Development emphasis, Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies Certificate. The University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Doctor of Ministry in Effective Ministries to Women. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA.
Master of Theology. Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, TX.
Bachelor of Arts in German and English. Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
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Organizational Consultant
“Shattering Workplace Gender Bias.” Vermont Attorney General’s Office Employee Retreat, 2023
“Shattering Workplace Gender Bias.” Advance Women’s Faculty Lunch, Clarkson University, 2023
“Six Barriers to Gender Equity & How to Eliminate Them.” Women in Global Development Leadership Forum, Women Innovators and Leaders Network, 2022
“Creating a Gender-Equitable Workplace.” California Office of Digital Innovation, 2021
“Intersectional Factors and Gender Bias.” California Office of Digital Innovation, 2021
“Recognizing Workplace Gender Bias.” California Office of Digital Innovation, 2021
Invited Speaker
Overseas Ministries Study Center, Princeton Theological Seminary. OMSC Lecture Series. 2025–2026. “Women in Christian Work: Opportunities and Obstacles to Thriving.”
Wheaton College. Women in Leadership Conference, open plenary address. 2024. “Gender Dynamics in Ministry.”
Fuller Theological Seminary. Fuller Missiology Lectures. Power, Agency, and Women in the Mission of God: A Scholar–Practitioner Conversation, panelist. 2022. “Power and Gender in Organizations: Gender Bias at Work.”
The 8th International Lausanne Researchers’ Conference, plenary address. 2018. “Christ-like Leaders for Every Church.”
Expert Witness for Gender Bias Cases
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American Society of Missiology Book Award, 2021
Women in the Mission of the Church received the 2021 Book Award for Excellence in Missiology.
Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2018
Most Cited Article recognition for Making the Invisible Visible.
McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2018
Distinguished Scholar Award
International Leadership Association—Women in Leadership Affinity Group.
Award for outstanding emerging scholar, November 2016.
Human Resource Development Quarterly—Finalist, March, 2016
Richard A. Swanson Research Excellence Award
