Louise Mullany is Professor of Sociolinguistics at the University of Nottingham, UK. She specialises in investigations of language, gender and equality in professional settings in global contexts, including businesses, politics, healthcare and the mass media. She has published books, numerous articles and book chapters in these areas.

Stephanie Schnurr is Professor in Sociolinguistics at the University of Warwick, UK. She has published widely on various aspects of leadership discourse and gender in different professional contexts. Stephanie is the author of Leadership Discourse at Work (2009, Palgrave), Exploring Professional Communication (2013, Routledge), and the co-author of Language and Culture at Work (2017, Routledge) and The Language of Leadership Narratives (2020, Routledge).