This narrative generates and perpetuates dominance, competition, and oppression - everything that we need to dismantle as feminists, together. /StemV 40 There is clarity and interconnection of roles, decision-making tools and processes, balance between accountability to mission/goal/common good and collective nurturing, as well as radical honesty to surface and resolve conflict. Collective feminist leadership is essential to build a feminist future together for the common good of all nature. From womens rights organizations and movements breaking down harmful social norms, to political leaders advancing highly progressive policies, there is a growing body of evidence from feminist organizing across the world that when decisions are made more equally and inclusively, and are rooted in locally-owned, intersectional feminist movements and political agendas, they have immediate and long-term human development benefits for all. << Decentralisation is not only needed for collective empowerment, accountability and collaboration, but also to ensure collective protection in the face of raising backlash and polarised societies. and possibly send a submission or spread the word across movements, groups and communities we have webpages currently in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish and submissions can be sent in all those languages. It is now even more evident that a just and equal collective feminist future is an urgent reality that we must build together - in practice, right now, and step by step. /Name /F6 << /LastChar 57 We need to re-signify the fundamental importance of our collective power, accountability, interconnectedness, interdependence and collective care, and co-build structures and narratives that encourage others to take responsibility and belong in diverse collective spaces. It is about collective, transformative power and co-creation not a nice add on to the patriarchal form of leadership and power that is widely dominant. The evidence can no longer be ignored: when women and feminist activists are able to use their collective power to challenge inequalities, they are having a transformational impact. /Length 102665 Wtaj. This celebrity/hero/inspirational leader paradigm needs to be addressed as it profoundly clashes with a feminist vision of the future. Kark, R. (2004), "The transformational leader: who is (s)he? Migratory birds are an example, as we learn in the book Emergent Strategy from Adrianne Maree Brown that: Starlings murmuration consists of a flock moving in synch with one another, engaging in clear, consistent communication and exhibiting collective leadership and deep, deep trust. /ItalicAngle 0 And when something is radically transformative, it involves a deep and inner level of transformation, collective unlearning, and collective accountability and persistency. Collective Feminist Leadership: Unlearning the Me, Me, Me, The trickiest thing about feminist leadership being talked about in mainstream and institutional narratives is the risk of it being framed in an individualistic, neoliberal way. I reviewed earlier studies with reference to the different feminist approaches, demonstrating how each reveals a different facet in the understanding of gender and transformational leadership. Or you can also browse all knowledge resources. 28 0 obj uwsp edu gaffney Transformative feminist leadership recognises the leadership capacity of every person in a change process because leadership is about committing to and taking responsibility for that larger change and contributing to it each in our own way. /ItalicAngle 0 0000004512 00000 n One of the key elements of collective feminist leadership is developing shared trust and transparency, and a level of coordination and organization. The key thing to highlight is that this is nothing new; this has been practiced in many diverse ways across the world, especially across movements and communities. stream DOI (where available). << Place of publication: name of publisher. Lets start with unpacking what feminist leadership is not: it is not about women becoming CEOs, it is not about strong inspirational leaders spearheading or driving change, it is not about showing charisma, and it is not only about women. As women increasingly enter leadership roles that traditionally have been occupied by men, and with the increasing diffusion of transformational leadership theory, there is growing interest in the relationship between gender and transformational leadership. It is possible and it has been done in various contexts, with different recipes, experiences, formulas, etc. qnrj+Ip2NH,i2"c]! 0000069570 00000 n Our FAQs page has some examples of this approach. Collective feminist leadership does not mean lack of structureless-ness. /FontWeight 400 Title and sub-title. Lets not allow for this to happen! A wide array of feminist theories that have emerged in the last decades offer conceptual lenses, which can enrich an understanding of the role of gender in the organizational context and the study of leadership. How might this type of leadership help us to navigate our way through these splintered, uncertain times? We need to radically and structurally detoxify and heal from the systemic neoliberal narrative of leadership that frames who counts and what counts, what is success and who is successful, as generated and perpetuated by dominant media and in particular by social media. 0000005697 00000 n 0000027706 00000 n >> If you think you should have access to this content, click to contact our support team. And we have so much to learn from other beings in nature. /Descent -216 It is a how rooted in practice. Visit emeraldpublishing.com/platformupdate to discover the latest news and updates, Answers to the most commonly asked questions here. endobj A feminist perspective", Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. )/,"El;',9G![c' endobj This hegemonic system seeks to dominate the whole world-system, and a core aspect of this system revolves around individualism and competition. /CapHeight 728 /Ordering (Identity) We chose to intentionally use these words as they are widely used and instrumentalized and we see collective feminist leadership as a tool to transform their significance and practice. Finally, I point to the perspectives that have been neglected in this stream of research and offer directions for future research. /FontBBox [-568 -216 2046 693] endobj %PDF-1.7 27 0 obj /CapHeight 693 vm3MO\ 23 0 obj The evidence can no longer be ignored: when women and feminist activists are able to use their collective power to challenge inequalities, they are having a transformational impact. Building collective feminist leadership does not mean that individual exercise of power, accountability and responsibility are ignored, quite the contrary. /XHeight 250 Citation styles vary so we recommend you check what is appropriate for your context. You may choose to cite Oxfam resources as follows: Author(s)/Editor(s). 0000001556 00000 n 0000001946 00000 n /XHeight 250 chase julie daniel academia /Subtype /TrueType We would like to acknowledge and express our profound gratitude to those groups, collectives, networks, organizations and movements whose work have collectively inspired and grounded our reflections and our practice: JASS, CREA, FRIDA The Young Feminist Fund, Iniciativa Mesoamericana de Mujeres Defensoras de Derechos Humanos (IM-Defensoras), Movimiento de Mujeres Indgenas por el Buen Vivir, AWID, FAMM Indonesia and many more. It is vital to strengthen stories of feminist leadership to avoid this co-optation, as for us, feminist leadership = collective feminist leadership. Transformative and Feminist Leadership for Women's Rights, Coronavirus relief, vaccines, and recovery, West Africa hunger crisis & Sahel drought, Download Transformative and Feminist Leadership for Women's Rights. /Supplement 0 Oxfam is a global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice. /FontDescriptor 27 0 R It is not some abstract theory practiced, signified or called. It takes a lot of courage and humility, and the learnings from pre-capitalist communities, indigenous communities, transformative movements, decentralized groups, self-organized and self-governed communities, movements from many different contexts worldwide, and other beings in nature, are so vast and diverse, that all we need to do is open our hearts and challenge ourselves, learn and share learnings without dominating, extracting or co-opting. /Widths 28 0 R ways that connect with our diverse contexts. hCHL/BAPQ~'J:{lEt,_px8^3MfPO%InY[3I0-::a ?u@ $2*Z8A (dR#V\XHX5 ` QAv\200{$".f`(g0";L2fp=Au1oFv*6^W1nd(a87c$F)1;60,bb8K'_L@` j| endstream endobj 1402 0 obj 541 endobj 1383 0 obj << /Type /Page /Parent 1375 0 R /Resources 1384 0 R /Contents 1388 0 R /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /CropBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Rotate 0 >> endobj 1384 0 obj << /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text ] /Font << /TT2 1386 0 R /TT4 1389 0 R /TT6 1390 0 R /TT8 1393 0 R >> /ExtGState << /GS1 1397 0 R >> /ColorSpace << /Cs6 1385 0 R >> >> endobj 1385 0 obj [ /ICCBased 1395 0 R ] endobj 1386 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /TrueType /FirstChar 32 /LastChar 122 /Widths [ 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 667 667 0 722 667 667 0 778 389 0 0 611 889 722 722 611 0 667 556 611 0 667 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 500 0 444 500 444 0 500 556 278 0 0 278 778 556 500 500 0 389 389 278 0 0 667 500 0 389 ] /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding /BaseFont /IKIKMJ+TimesNewRoman,BoldItalic /FontDescriptor 1387 0 R >> endobj 1387 0 obj << /Type /FontDescriptor /Ascent 891 /CapHeight 656 /Descent -216 /Flags 98 /FontBBox [ -547 -307 1206 1032 ] /FontName /IKIKMJ+TimesNewRoman,BoldItalic /ItalicAngle -15 /StemV 142.397 /XHeight 468 /FontFile2 1396 0 R >> endobj 1388 0 obj << /Length 973 /Filter /FlateDecode >> stream endobj /Name /F3 endobj This article has been edited by, is based on and includes writings elaborated collectively with Lucy Richmond, Kim Kaborda, Ria Ryan, Giulia Meneghetti and Giulia Bruzzone; the analyses and learnings in this article are the result of the collective work of everyone at the Feminist Hiking Collective. You may be able to access teaching notes by logging in via your Emerald profile. 0000001533 00000 n Hb```n 9AXX803p;i]jpyp1AUahE\E)#X04'p0400pM:)Q')3HF /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding www.boell.de We demand equal rights and equal treatment so that everyone can thrive, not just survive. The complex threats to womens rights today, particularly in societies dealing with conflict, poverty, and inequality, requires a critical mass of feminist leaders to lead the way in shifting oppressive power dynamics that keep harmful systems in place. ), 226 Causeway Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02114, 1101 17th St NW, Suite 1300, Washington, DC 20036-4710. The future is equal. In the non-profit sector, were great at talking about structural inequalities. /FirstChar 32 /Type /Font 0000005459 00000 n 10117 Berlin << 23 million people in the Horn, East and Central Africa are facing facing severe levels of hunger. /LastChar 121 (Departments of Psychology and Sociology, BarIlan University, Ramat Gan, Israel), https://doi.org/10.1108/09534810410530593. Oxfam GB is a member of the international confederation Oxfam. 2022 Oxfam America Inc. All rights reserved. [278 278 0 0 0 0 0 191 333 333 0 0 278 333 278 278 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 278 278 0 584 0 556 0 667 667 722 722 667 611 778 722 278 500 667 556 833 722 778 667 778 722 667 611 722 0 944 667 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 556 556 500 556 556 278 556 556 222 222 500 222 833 556 556 556 556 333 500 278 556 500 722 500 500 500] % 0000009397 00000 n /Leading 33 (Year of publication). same time, we see a more evident necessity of strong, sustainable, decentralised and resilient social movements. We thus need to transform the meaning, the practice and the narrative of power. Oxfam is a registered charity in England and Wales (no 202918) and Scotland (SC039042). /Ascent 905 /Widths 22 0 R X%B pd? Lp$~bw,/`;H%EH)Qd^s&rds$\\'^T|@[_,ymOggg7 4wg:i5}H-DD*9'6v2,~bc/gU It would be nave to say that this space would be free from unequal and oppressive power dynamics, but shared accountability and measures to keep that in check and to address that are at the core. +Mai5,p-;LOR]deWU|5zh>a~p+nxXfn[,Kt.+Wr^+qfp.KI[h{0?I#L`L_lt"\g:wppToq{aI|OGMABM{ Vv(^]`. /FontBBox [-628 -210 2000 728] F +49 (30) 285 34-109 T +49 (30) 285 34-0 Yet despite our fluency in structural analyses of power, we remain woefully inarticulate about a very specific form of power: privilege. If we all collectively lead in a feminist way, it forms the groundwork for a society without oppression, violence and discrimination. /Descent -210 It is vital to strengthen stories of feminist leadership to avoid this co-optation, as for us, We chose to intentionally use these words as they are widely used and instrumentalized and we see collective feminist leadership as a tool to transform their significance, Why We Need Collective Feminist Leadership, How We Can Sustain Collective Feminist Leadership, The key thing to highlight is that this is nothing new; this has been practiced in many diverse ways across the world, especially across movements and communities. /FontDescriptor 24 0 R << /FontWeight 400 Both feminism and Transformative Feminist Leadership are de ned and explained in more detail in the following section (Module 1). endobj We would like to invite you all to learn more about this initiative and possibly send a submission or spread the word across movements, groups and communities we have webpages currently in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish and submissions can be sent in all those languages. This toolkit was developed to help individuals and organisations dedicated to advancing a feminist social change agendaan agenda that believes that all development and social justice must be rooted in gender and social equality. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica; color: #1f497d} To the sceptical, it should be enough to say that the current hegemonic individualistic leadership paradigm was constructed and embedded as part of a status quo by people, and anything that has been built can be transformed! Development organizations and donors have an important role to play in valuing and making these strategies and practices visible, so that such practices can be shared and better contribute to the achievement of a more just future.

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