Description |
1 online resource (xv, 267 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Contents |
The Legacy and Importance of Female Leadership in Africa -- Conceptual Framework and Themes€ -- The Mano River Union and MARWOPNET€ -- Women and Leadership in Guinea€ -- Women and Leadership in Liberia -- Women and Leadership in Sierra Leone€ -- Analytical Insights on Female Leadership€ -- Conclusion: Mothering the Nation and Humanizing the State |
Summary |
Women and Leadership in West Africaoffers an insightful exploration of the factors that give rise to different types of female leadership in West Africa. It does so through an in-depth look at the Mano River Union countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, which have all directly or indirectly experienced civil wars over a decade long. Filomina Chioma Steady presents a compelling indigenous theoretical framework for understanding female leadership. It offers an alternative to male-dominated and politically-inspired authoritarian and war-prone leadership and also provides a powerful narrative for humanizing the state |
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"Women and Leadership in West Africa explores factors that give rise to different types of female leadership in West Africa, with in-depth study in the Mano River Union countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. These countries have directly or indirectly experienced civil wars for more than a decade in recent years. This book presents a compelling indigenous theoretical framework for understanding female leadership. It offers an alternative to male-dominated and politically-inspired authoritarian and war-prone leadership. It also provides a powerful narrative for humanizing the state. The book's distinctive quality is its use of an indigenous model which showcases women's own words, theories, and perspectives"-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Leadership in women -- Africa, West
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Women -- Africa, West
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Leadership.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gender Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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Leadership in women
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Women
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Frau.
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Führung.
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West Africa
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Westafrika.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781137010391 |
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1137010398 |
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