What has it been like to be a woman consultant over the last two decades?

Substantiates the author's response of ''paradoxical'' to the titular question through analysing key transcending issues in her consulting practice. Discusses each of the transcending issues cited in terms of expectation vis-a-vis experience in reality which led to resolution in development where differentiation and integration were managed. Categorizes the movement as translative (morphostatic) movement within a horizontal level or transformative (morphogenetic) movement between vertical levels, and refers to all movement as a transition. The experiences noted form the basis for gender leadership in the consulting profession in a turbulent developmental time during the beginning of the paradigm era shift.