Social Construction of Women Leaders among College Students

Over the years men have been dominant as leaders and consider women less suitable and competent for leadership roles due to various reasons. On the contrary women of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries are emerging as successful leaders in various segments of society. But with enormous struggle and they are also few in number compared to men. Gender stereotyping is no more a relevant concept as men and women occupy all positions irrespective of their gender. Leadership has been possible for some women while others don’t get the same opportunity men get in leading organizations. Some women struggle and fight their way into leadership positions while others don’t. Women are ignored or set aside based on several reasons one primary being they need to take care of the home. Though all sort of justification is made for women not being in leadership positions it is important to understand the loss the society faces due to minimum women leaders. Despite all of this, women are said to have equal rights with men in terms of leadership. This study examines the factors that help in the formation of women leaders among the students and the social construction of women leaders among the students. This study uses a qualitative method via a structured interview. The informants of this study are selected based on certain criteria with the belief that the informants will provide accurate information related to women’s leadership among students.

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The Impact of Religion and Culture on Leadership Styles of Women Policy-Makers in the Education Industry

Journal of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy ◽

10.11113/jostip.v7n1.64 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 18-26

Author(s):

Shadiya Mohamad Saleh Baqutayan ◽

Fauziah Raji

Keyword(s):

Leadership Styles ◽

Women Leaders ◽

Women's Leadership ◽

Leadership Roles ◽

Public And Private ◽

Individual Interviews ◽

Gender Culture ◽

Education Industry ◽

Public And Private Sector ◽

The Impact

This qualitative study is purposive in sampling and explored a small number of women leaders in the education industry who are policymakers of Malay Muslim origin of their experiences in leadership positions. Policymaking here involved policies at the micro-level, which related more to their institutions and organizations. The researcher examined the women's leadership styles and the factors that influenced how they lead explicitly. Likewise, the researcher focused on how gender, culture, and religion may relate to women's experiences. Basic interpretive and descriptive qualitative research methods were employed. Data were collected through in-depth individual interviews. Participants interviewed included nine women leaders in the public and private sector who were either teachers/lecturers or administrators in the education industry. These women held positions within the top echelon of their organization or institution. The finding of this research indicated that gender, religion, and culture play an important role in women's leadership experiences, therefore, themes emerged around influences on the women's approaches to leadership, with particular emphasis on the role of the larger environment in impacting women's leadership behaviors. To further focus on the impact of culture and religion on women's leadership styles, the researcher conducted a focused discussion group on the second group of Malay Muslim women leaders. This group of women leaders compromised mainly of women leaders who are department and section heads but still involved in policymaking decisions albeit within their department or sections. This study can provide insight into the landscape of women‘s leadership roles and how to support these leaders.

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Building Pathways: Nurturing a Female Generation of School Leaders in China

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership ◽

10.32873/unl.dc.jwel.192 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-24

Author(s):

Lixia Qin ◽

Mario Torres ◽

Jean Madsen

Keyword(s):

Educational Leadership ◽

Leadership Preparation ◽

Women's Leadership ◽

Leadership Roles ◽

Leadership Positions ◽

Educational Management ◽

Traditional Gender Roles ◽

Changing Practice ◽

Dominant Society ◽

Feminist Perspectives

International feminist perspectives recognize the continuing inequalities of power between men and women across all classes (Adler & Israeli, 1988; Alston, 2000; De la Rey, 2005). In China’s male-dominant society, for example, women often have been inhibited from pursuing leadership positions (Wiseman, Obiakor & Bakken, 2009). Further, women’s access to leadership positions is constrained within many social sectors (Cooke, 2005). In school settings, there is no doubt that women have greatly contributed to the changing practice of educational management in China since 1980s ( Zhong & Ehrich, 2010). However, despite recent changes, women are still vastly underrepresented in educational leadership positions due to a variety of reasons, such as their adherence to traditional gender roles (Coleman, Qiang & Li, 1998). One particular reason that has been drawing increasing attention across the world is the lack of appropriate training and guidance in young women’s leadership (Su, Adams & Miniberg, 2000; Cooke, 2003; Barnett, 2004; Chen, 2005). This paper probes in greater depth one of the most important, yet largely overlooked aspects in the educational leadership of China – women’s leadership roles in education and young women’s leadership preparation.

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CAPACITY BUILDING OF WOMEN LEADERS VIA MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

SOCIETY INTEGRATION EDUCATION Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference ◽

10.17770/sie2017vol1.2397 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 161

Author(s):

Dzintra Ilisko ◽

Karīna Juhneviča ◽

Jelena Badjanova

Keyword(s):

Women Leaders ◽

Life Stories ◽

Women's Leadership ◽

Qualitative Inquiry ◽

Leadership Positions ◽

Assertiveness Training ◽

Cultural Roots ◽

Private Organizations ◽

Study Programs ◽

Set Up

Despite of women advancement in politics, business, and other spheres of life, women are largely absent from senior position and are marginalized in terms of power and resources. In Latvia women set up and lead vibrant and successful governmental and private organizations. The purpose of the article is to explore cultural roots of gendered inequality in leadership and economic power positions by the literature review and as reviled in interviews. Interview data reveal the obstacles women need to overcome in their career advancement and their stories of success. Methodology: The study presents a qualitative study on women’s leadership as defined in legislation and recent research and is supported by the qualitative inquiry of life stories of seven women engaged in the education’s management programs. These women undertake leadership positions in their organizations. Conclusions: To conclude, the goal of equal participation for both male and female players in all significant spheres of life as declared in the international legislation and the United Nations, declarations will strengthen democracy and will promote its proper functioning. The authors assert that higher education through management study programs can also build women’s capacity for leadership by assertiveness training and encouraging independent and critical thinkers.

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Pedagogies of power: Media artefacts as public pedagogy for women’s leadership development

Management Learning ◽

10.1177/1350507618806793 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 50 (2) ◽

pp. 171-188

Author(s):

Valerie Stead ◽

Carole Elliott

Keyword(s):

Leadership Development ◽

Cultural Theory ◽

Women's Leadership ◽

Leadership Education ◽

Public Pedagogy ◽

Leadership Roles ◽

Learning And Development ◽

Web Based ◽

Women's Power ◽

The Social

This article extends the idea of media artefacts as educational resources by examining web-based materials, specifically women’s ‘Power Lists’, to deepen understandings regarding media artefacts’ role in informing women’s leadership learning and development. Women’s underrepresentation in senior leadership roles places leadership development under scrutiny to develop theoretically informed frameworks that draw attention to gendered power relations in organisations. This article addresses this concern by drawing on cultural theory to theorise media artefacts as forms of public pedagogy. The pedagogic framework proposed presents a distinctive addition to leadership education methods that attend to the sociocultural and recognise the significance of informal learning to leadership learning. Recognising media artefacts’ pedagogic role enables individuals to examine in more detail the gendered nature of the social values and norms that inform leadership discourse, and how these values and norms are promoted, reproduced and sustained through media artefacts.

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The Business Case for Women Leaders: Meta-Analysis, Research Critique, and Path Forward

Journal of Management ◽

10.1177/0149206316628643 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 44 (6) ◽

pp. 2473-2499 ◽

Cited By ~ 69

Author(s):

Jenny M. Hoobler ◽

Courtney R. Masterson ◽

Stella M. Nkomo ◽

Eric J. Michel

Keyword(s):

Financial Performance ◽

Women Leaders ◽

Boards Of Directors ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Business Case ◽

Top Management Teams ◽

Women's Leadership ◽

Leadership Positions ◽

Women's Representation ◽

Women’S Representation

Since the 1990s, a growing body of research has sought to quantify the relationship between women’s representation in leadership positions and organizational financial performance. Commonly known as the “business case” for women’s leadership, the idea is that having more women leaders is good for business. Through meta-analysis ( k = 78, n = 117,639 organizations) of the direct effects of women’s representation in leadership (as CEOs, on top management teams, and on boards of directors) on financial performance, and tests that proxy theoretical arguments for moderated relationships, we call attention to equivocal findings. Our results suggest women’s leadership may affect firm performance in general and sales performance in particular. And women’s leadership—overall and, specifically, the presence of a female CEO—is more likely to positively relate to firms’ financial performance in more gender egalitarian cultures. Yet taking our findings as a whole, we argue that commonly used methods of testing the business case for women leaders may limit our ability as scholars to understand the value that women bring to leadership positions. We do not advocate that the business case be abandoned altogether but, rather, improved and refined. We name exemplary research studies to show how different perspectives on gender, alternative conceptualizations of value, and the specification of underlying mechanisms linking leadership to performance can generate changes in both the dominant ontology and the epistemology underlying this body of research.

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Konstruksi Sosial Masyarakat terhadap Pemandu Karaoke: Studi Kasus di Desa Botorejo Kecamatan Wonosalam Kabupaten Demak

JSW Jurnal Sosiologi Walisongo ◽

10.21580/jsw.2017.1.1.1935 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 17

Author(s):

Dewi Ratna Sari ◽

Kuncoro Bayu Prasetyo

Keyword(s):

Social Construction ◽

Social Relations ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Qualitative Method ◽

The Public ◽

Study Approach ◽

The Social ◽

The Impact

<div><p class="ABSTRAKen">Karaoke houses that many found in urban areas, nowadays also find into rural areas. The existence of karaoke houses can not be separated from the profession of "karaoke guide", and they often get bad stigma by the public. This study aims to: (1) find out how social construction Botorejo people against karaoke guides; (2) to know the background of the formation of social construction of the community towards karaoke guides, and (3) to know the impact of the social construction on the social relation between the karaoke guide and Botorejo people. This research uses qualitative method with case study approach. Location in Botorejo Village, Wonosalam District, Demak Regency. The data gets from karaoke guides, visitors karaoke houses, managers karaoke houses and people who live in Botorejo Village. The results of the study found that the Karaoke Guides constructed by Botorejo people as “bad women”, the background of the socialconstruction of the Botorejo people is due to the daily habits of karaoke guides and because of the media's reference to the existence of karaoke guides. The impact of social construction on social relations between people with karaoke guides is a latent conflict, social careless relation, and apriori images by the Botorejo people. </p></div>

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MODEL KERUKUNAN UMAT BERAGAMA DI DUSUN SUSURU

ALQALAM ◽

10.32678/alqalam.v31i2.566 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 31 (2) ◽

pp. 237

Author(s):

Abdul Jamil Wahab

Keyword(s):

Social Interaction ◽

Social Relationship ◽

Qualitative Method ◽

Religious Life ◽

Equal Rights ◽

Religious Groups ◽

Religious Activities ◽

Basic Reason ◽

Proper Form ◽

The Social

Being harmony in social and religious life has not perfectly built in lndoensia. The social relationship between religions or even etnics haven't shape yet in very proper form, the conflict potencially appear betwen them that become a basic reason and an interesting motive to study about Dusun Susuru as an exception; Dusun Susuru is a remote village and well known as multi religious, people can live hand in hand and harmony there. Some religious social activities are also carried out together. This study prefer to use qualitative method and from that kind of method we found that the religious groups there such as Islam, Katolik, Kritsten, and Penghayat lived in one village, one worship place, and they live also closely as neighbour. Some social and religious activities done togetherly, for example: establishing house of worship, tahlilan, accepting equal rights inheritance and so on. All things that has been mentioned above is a portrait of the social interaction that have described as a mutual pattern between each religions and each etnic which is beyond the tolerance concept in common. This religious harmony in portrait could be a best practice for managing inter religious harmony in another places. Keywords: Dusun Susuru, multireligious, Penghayat.

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Muslim women’s evolving leadership roles: A case study of women leaders in an immigrant Muslim community in post-9/11 America

Social Compass ◽

10.1177/0037768617713660 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 64 (3) ◽

pp. 424-441 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Yuting Wang

Keyword(s):

Women Leaders ◽

Muslim Women ◽

The United States ◽

Women's Leadership ◽

Leadership Roles ◽

Muslim Community ◽

Traditional Gender Roles ◽

American Muslim ◽

Midwestern City

Based on three years of ethnographic fieldwork in a multi-ethnic immigrant Muslim congregation in a Midwestern city in the United States, this article scrutinizes the intricate process through which women use traditional gender roles and expectations to legitimate and operationalize women’s leadership. This study found that de facto congregationalism has made it possible for Muslim women to translate their ‘traditional’ responsibilities for food preparation and socializing children into greater visibility and voice in both the mosque and broader society. This study provides an in-depth examination of the nuanced processes of women’s empowerment in American Muslim congregations.

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ESTEREÓTIPOS DE GÊNERO EXPRESSOS EM MEMES: RISOS E REVOLTA NUMA EXPERIÊNCIA DE SALA DE AULA

Diversidade e Educação ◽

10.14295/de.v9i1.12474 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 689-704

Author(s):

Thatiane Oliveira Nascimento ◽

Ana Paula Bispo da Silva

Keyword(s):

Social Construction ◽

Gender Stereotypes ◽

School Environment ◽

Classroom Practice ◽

Pedagogical Practices ◽

Symbolic Violence ◽

Equal Rights ◽

Palabras Clave ◽

The Social ◽

Las Mujeres

ESTEREÓTIPOS DE GÊNERO EXPRESSOS EM MEMES: RISOS E REVOLTA NUMA EXPERIÊNCIA DE SALA DE AULA RESUMO Estudos sobre gênero têm destacado a necessidade de rever práticas pedagógicas de forma a refletir sobre a igualdade de direitos em sala de aula. Este trabalho apresenta um relato de experiência que teve como objetivo promover a reflexão de crianças acerca do sexismo em relação ao feminino. Para tanto, foram usados os “memes” que circulam na internet e abordam temas fazendo uso da comicidade. A experiência se deu através de uma aula remota por grupo de WhatsApp, com alunos/as do 5º ano do ensino fundamental de uma escola pública. Consideramos que o ambiente escolar é repleto de práticas que contribuem para o sexismo. Deste modo, oportunizar a quebra de paradigmas fomentados através da construção social do “rumo natural das coisas”, é necessário. Diante dos resultados, percebe-se a necessidade de intervenções pedagógicas permanentes que abordem temáticas correlatas com a do estudo apresentado. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Gênero. Memes. Aula remota. WhatsApp. ESTEREOTIPOS DE GÉNERO EXPRESADOS EN MEMES: RISAS Y REVUELTA EN UNA EXPERIENCIA EN EL AULA RESUMEN Los estudios de género han destacado la necesidad de revisar las prácticas pedagógicas con la finalidad de reflexionar sobre la igualdad de derechos en el aula. Este artículo presenta un relato de experiencia que tuvo como objetivo promover la reflexión de niños sobre el sexismo en lo que se refiere a las mujeres. Para ello, se utilizaron “memes” que circulan por internet y abordan temas con humor. La experiencia se desarrolló en una clase por medio de un grupo de WhatsApp, con alumnos de 5. ° año de primaria en un colegio público. Se considera que el ambiente escolar está repleto de prácticas que contribuyen al sexismo. De esta manera, se hace necesario romper paradigmas propiciados por la construcción social del “curso natural de las cosas”, en el que la inferioridad se convierte en sinónimo. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que existe la necesidad de intervenciones pedagógicas permanentes que aborden temas relacionados con el presente estudio. PALABRAS-CLAVE: Género. Memes. Clase remota. WhatsApp. GENDER STEREOTYPES ILLUSTRATED IN MEMES: LAUGH AND UPSET IN A CLASSROOM PRACTICE ABSTRACT Gender studies have highlighted the need to review pedagogical practices in order to reflect on equal rights in the classroom. To this end, this work presents an experience report that aimed to promote children’s reflection about sexism in relation to women. In doing so, we intend to deconstruct the symbolic violence disseminated by patriarchy in relation to women’s figure. For this purpose, web “memes” addressing humor were used. The experience took place through a Whatsapp classroom group, with students from the 5th year of an elementary public school. We suppose that the school environment is full of practices that contribute to sexism. Thus, to provide opportunities for breaking paradigms fostered through the social construction of the “natural course of things” is necessary. In view of the results, there is a need for permanent pedagogical interventions that address themes related to that of the study presented. KEYWORDS: Gender. Memes. Remote lesson. Whatsapp.

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A Journey of Difference: The Voices of Women Leaders

Frontiers in Education ◽

10.3389/feduc.2021.548870 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

Author(s):

Victoria Showunmi

Keyword(s):

Women Leaders ◽

White Women ◽

Data Gathering ◽

Ethnically Diverse ◽

Data Interpretation ◽

Women's Leadership ◽

Leadership Positions ◽

Black And White ◽

Making A Difference ◽

Insight Into

This paper offers a view on narrative inquiries based upon leadership, in order to shed light on women’s of color and multicultural groups experience and nuance understanding of their leadership career path. Since black and other ethnic group women are ‘theoretically erased’ (Crenshaw, 1989: 139), this empirical study offers an insight into how gender, class and race influence on women’s leadership practices in three countries, while it adds to theorizing identity and leadership at schools in different international contexts. This paper intends to give voice to women leaders who are making a difference in their organization. During the past decade, interest in gender and leadership has grown to the extent that it is slowly becoming part of the leadership norm. Narrative inquiries are treated as a means of a systematic data gathering and analysis which challenges the traditional views of gender discussions (thus gender is predominantly about white women) and incorporating ethnic minority around leadership. Unfolding the stories of women—from multi-ethnic groups and mixed social class-higher education leadership positions in England, and Pakistan, may expose differences of interpretations offered by researchers from a racially and ethnically diverse background (black and white Europeans). Hence, an issue that arises is whether researchers’ cultural background affects data interpretation of studies with a highly qualitative stance.

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