Why Jacinda nails it: study shows how women leaders succeed by busting tradition
Source: The Lighthouse
Women political leaders around the world are drawing praise for their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. New research by Macquarie Business School explains how feminist ethics can change the world.
We shouldn’t judge the performance of women leaders the same way we judge their male counterparts, according to research by Alison Pullen, Professor of Management and Organisation Studies at Macquarie Business School.
“The problem is that women’s leadership is considered in relation to male leadership, rather than on its own terms,” says Professor Pullen.
Citing New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as an exemplary leader, Pullen suggests the ‘radical vision’ of feminist leadership ethics should be a game-changer.
This ethic is one that realises the full extent of women’s potential and that this potential is realised when they lead on their own terms rather than in comparison to men.
Click here to read the full article published by The Lighthouse on 31 August 2020.
Women political leaders around the world are drawing praise for their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. New research by Macquarie Business School explains how feminist ethics can change the world.
We shouldn’t judge the performance of women leaders the same way we judge their male counterparts, according to research by Alison Pullen, Professor of Management and Organisation Studies at Macquarie Business School.
“The problem is that women’s leadership is considered in relation to male leadership, rather than on its own terms,” says Professor Pullen.
Citing New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as an exemplary leader, Pullen suggests the ‘radical vision’ of feminist leadership ethics should be a game-changer.
This ethic is one that realises the full extent of women’s potential and that this potential is realised when they lead on their own terms rather than in comparison to men.
Click here to read the full article published by The Lighthouse on 31 August 2020.
