Gender and leadership in Africa: Exploring the nexus, trends, and opportunities

The topic of leadership, as a process and a complex set of interactions to motivate and inspire others, has been, in the context of Africa, a matter of interest and research over the past six decades. A study by Fourie, van der Merwe, and van der Merwe (2017) documented some 114 peer-reviewed resear...

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Main Authors: Mbo'o-Tchouawou, Michèle, Musembi, Leonard Mulei, Beyene, Hailemichael Taye, Kamau-Rutenberg, Wanjiru
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147059
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author Mbo'o-Tchouawou, Michèle
Musembi, Leonard Mulei
Beyene, Hailemichael Taye
Kamau-Rutenberg, Wanjiru
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Kamau-Rutenberg, Wanjiru
Mbo'o-Tchouawou, Michèle
Musembi, Leonard Mulei
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Beyene, Hailemichael Taye
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description The topic of leadership, as a process and a complex set of interactions to motivate and inspire others, has been, in the context of Africa, a matter of interest and research over the past six decades. A study by Fourie, van der Merwe, and van der Merwe (2017) documented some 114 peer-reviewed research articles on leadership in Africa. The articles outline and discuss issues of individual and institutional leadership in the context of politics, gender, traditions and values, religion, education, ideology, and socioeconomic and development dynamics. While the nexus between gender and leadership features as a topical issue in the region, we have known and seen very little evidence about how those topics could be analyzed and addressed beyond the mere application of theories and leadership approaches pertaining to gender (Alimo-Metcalfe 2010; Ayman and Korabik 2010), and particularly to gender equality in Africa.
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spelling CGSpace1470592025-11-06T03:52:43Z Gender and leadership in Africa: Exploring the nexus, trends, and opportunities Mbo'o-Tchouawou, Michèle Musembi, Leonard Mulei Beyene, Hailemichael Taye Kamau-Rutenberg, Wanjiru gender agricultural policies leadership poverty rural areas women The topic of leadership, as a process and a complex set of interactions to motivate and inspire others, has been, in the context of Africa, a matter of interest and research over the past six decades. A study by Fourie, van der Merwe, and van der Merwe (2017) documented some 114 peer-reviewed research articles on leadership in Africa. The articles outline and discuss issues of individual and institutional leadership in the context of politics, gender, traditions and values, religion, education, ideology, and socioeconomic and development dynamics. While the nexus between gender and leadership features as a topical issue in the region, we have known and seen very little evidence about how those topics could be analyzed and addressed beyond the mere application of theories and leadership approaches pertaining to gender (Alimo-Metcalfe 2010; Ayman and Korabik 2010), and particularly to gender equality in Africa. 2019-10-31 2024-06-21T09:10:54Z 2024-06-21T09:10:54Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147059 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293649 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Mbo'o-Tchouawou, Michèle; Musembi, Leonard Mulei; Beyene, Hailemichael Taye; and Kamau-Rutenberg, Wanjiru. 2019. Gender and leadership in Africa: Exploring the nexus, trends, and opportunities. In 2019 Annual trends and outlook report: Gender equality in rural Africa: From commitments to outcomes, eds. Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; and Njuki, Jemimah. Chapter 3, Pp. 32-43. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147059
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