...The underrepresentation of women in leadership positions in higher education, the inequality compensated face by women, and limited upward mobility into leadership has captured the attention of the scholarly community. Lowe (2011) documents the underrepresentation of women in chief executive officer’s positions, since they represent less than 10% in theological education, thus, hitting the stained glass ceiling. In past two decades, gender imbalance has negatively impacted women employment at Christian colleges, universities, and other nonprofits that have reflected less than 30% representation in leadership roles (Longman & Anderson, 2016). According to Scott (2014), “Since the 1970s, researchers have argued that female leaders struggle with incongruity between their role as a leader and their prescribed gender role because the traits we often desire in leaders tend to be traits we...
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...face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India!” Unquote. This quote is so true. Since the earliest of days India has been the source of inspiration to many countries in the world. From religion to education, from the status of women to great people like Jawaharlal Nehru and Gandhiji- who inspired our freedom struggle – India has shown a remarkable progress. Mark Twain once said, “In religion, India is the only millionaire......the one land that all men desire to see, and having seen once, by even a glimpse, would not give that glimpse for all the shows of all the rest of the globe combined.” In the ancient India people remained at the place of their birth. People of the same religion stayed together and followed preaching blindly as they had no knowledge about the practices followed the other religions. The pujaris or the priests or any other religious heads were revered and whatever they said or did was followed without any question. Today, spiritual leaders have sprouted – various cults have mushroomed and these spiritual leaders rule the roost. Religious activities per se have taken the back seat. But the crowds to religious places have increased manifold. Have you ever wondered WHY? I think it’s because there is perpetration of fear and anxiety by the modern day religion / religious heads. To salvage the remnants of conscience, people flock to these...
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...said in his inaugural address. Astonished by his balance, moved by his expressiveness, Americans gladly grasped the energy and vision of their young president and new leader. USA is one of the most developed countries, and as president, John F Kennedy led Americans as a true leader with power. His education and experience in economics and later in political philosophy helped established a vision, which helped drive him to the White House. Kennedy preferred an organizational structure of a wheel and he was more than ready and willing to make drastic decisions. He made changes and did things differently; which is what many remember him for today. His assassination on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, denoted a horrific event. However horrific or unfortunate the event, he left behind hope, a vision and became an American icon. Leaders like JFK are rare, or many times overlooked. It took him strength, passion and dedication to affect the lives and well-being of others and as president; he struggled, often unsuccessful to implement his vision. Chapter 2: Leadership Practices Practices by JFK JFK was a social leader who was interested in needs of the American people and was one to be engaged in foreign affairs. To point out, his self-confidence, good looks, charm, and wealth added his success with women and Americans. He had a way communicating information to people and he did so very pleasantly. He took a large interest to educate the American...
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...as defining the overall culture. The “glass ceiling” is an unseen and theoretical barrier keeping women from reaching higher levels of economic, social and political status. Gender bias in children’s literature perpetuates this glass ceiling. Children’s books are dominated by male central characters from the Cat in the Hat to Babar, and from Peter Pan to Peter Rabbit. New research has found this causes a gender disparity sending children a message that “women and girls occupy a less important role in society than men or boys.” (“Gender in 20th Century” p. 2) In almost 6,000 children’s books published between 1900 and 2000, the study, led by Florida State University sociology professor Janice McCabe, found males are central characters in 57% of children’s books published each year, with only 31% having female central characters. Male animals are central characters in 23% of books per year, while female animals are central in only 7.5%. The Caldecott Award, given to the top children’s book each year, has had only one standalone female character since the award was established in 1938. The study also found books with male animals were more than two-and-a-half times more common. Since children’s books are a “dominate blueprint of shared cultural values, meanings and expectations” (Gender in 20th Century, p. 2) they contribute to how children understand what is expected of women and men. It also shapes each child’s world view. In seeking to understand why there is such a persistent...
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...argued that because women had worked so relentlessly during the war, it would be impossible to deny them the vote. This is argued in source 4 in which Asquith states it would be “impossible to withhold from women the power and the right of making their voices heard”, implying that women’s work and effort throughout the war should be recognised and their deeds should not simply be ‘swept under the table’, so to say. During the war some 4 million women were employed in jobs previously done by men, whether this is from munitions factories and land girls, to the extent of secretarial and administration work following the invention of the typewriter and telephone. What is unusual about source 4, is the individual this source has come from. Asquith was a Liberal MP most infamous in fact, for his anti-female enfranchisement views. Now, post war Asquith does change his mind on the issue and goes onto support female suffrage, however at this point he was still believed to be against the cause. Perhaps Asquith has given this speech with the intention of regaining support after losing the Prime Minister post to David Lloyd George in 1916 during the coalition government, therefore this source although somewhat accurate, provides less weight for the argument the war helped the cause of women’s suffrage. However, source 6 challenges source 4 and presents the idea that in fact the war actually “obstructed votes for women” as according to this source it was seen that although women were taking over...
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...College campuses need to lay out their own set of bylaws and guidelines that a fraternity must adhere to. Potential new members as well as active members of a fraternity or sorority should have to show complete understanding of these guidelines as an initial measure to prevent any threatening behavior. With this in mind, any student or fraternity member should be allowed to leave and report any uncomfortable situation that would be considered threatening behavior. It is a poor idea to allow a Greek organization to loosely affiliate with its respective college. Instead, constant communication and meetings should take place with fraternity and sorority leaders to ensure their behavior is kept in check. Also, by making sure fraternities and sororities meet with members of the school’s administration weekly, a relationship can be made with other fraternities as well as the school. On top of educating the public and streamlining communication, Greek organizations should be allowed to practice safe hazing. As negative as this may seem, safe hazing practices can promote new member bonds, healthier levels of physicality, as well as increased grade point averages. Mandatory lifting, studying hours, and group tasks that require all members to participate are all considered methods of hazing. However, hazing also includes embarrassing and humiliating techniques that serve no real purpose other...
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...philosophy focused on the rights of man, democracy focused on the rights to govern man. In order to create a form of government that benefited the people as well as morals and ethics, “a love of truth and hatred for falsehood that will not tolerate untruth in any form” (Document 3) was needed. According to Socrates, “there is nothing more closely akin to wisdom than truth. So the same nature cannot love wisdom and falsehood” (Document 3). The problem with democracy is that it denies truth in order to justify its means. Referring back to the example of Socrates, who was failed under the system of democracy, it is seen that although democracy justified his punishment because he was seen as treat to their democracy. Athenians under this system overlooked the basic human freedoms. In truth, although Socrates’ death was justifiable under democracy, he did nothing wrong morally or ethically by voicing his opinion to the young minds. Athenian democracy also had several weaknesses that led to Athena’s decline. In the view of Plato, the...
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...Marian O’Connor PROFESSOR: Dr. Cheryl Harrison FINAL PAPER TOPIC: Women and Leadership & Second Generation Gender Bias REASON FOR TOPIC: As a woman in the workforce, learning more about’ Women and Leadership’ will help me identify the challenges I potentially face in my leadership journey. https://hbr.org/2013/09/women-rising-the-unseen-barriers https://hbr.org/2013/09/women-rising-the-unseen-barriers Second-generation gender bias refers to practices that may appear neutral or non-sexist, in that they apply to everyone, but which discriminate against women because they reflect the values of the men who created or developed the setting, usually a workplace More than 25 years ago the social psychologist Faye Crosby stumbled on a surprising phenomenon: Most women are unaware of having personally been victims of gender discrimination and deny it even when it is objectively true and they see that women in general experience it. Many women have worked hard to take gender out of the equation — to simply be recognized for their skills and talents. Moreover, the existence of gender bias in organizational policies and practices may suggest that they have no power to determine their own success. For the purpose of this paper, I am interested in further exploring Women in Leadership The past two decades have seen notable progress for women in corporate America, as most forms of obvious gender discrimination have been eliminated...
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...Paradise Lost by John Milton: Discuss the relationship between Adam and Eve, as portrayed in Book 9 of Paradise Lost. How does Milton’s portrayal compare to or differ from how Adam and Eve are typically portrayed, described, or understood? Thoughts of Eve conjure images of a meek woman who is submissive and created to serve her husband. Adam is thought of as a strong, beautiful man created in the likeness of God. He is the ruler of land and sea and leader of all mankind. Their relationship is thought of as idyllic and unified, even throughout and after their fall. However, Milton casts a different light on their relationship and personal traits in Book 9 of Paradise Lost. Adam’s submissive helpmate becomes an independent, contrary, challenging woman in Book 9 where he becomes a mild, somewhat weak pushover. Adam appears to be the voice of reason. He is seen as the one enamored with his wife and protective of her well-being. Eve though challenges his trust and gets frustrated with his attempt to keep her close. It’s like she feels smothered by his presence and feels that a little separation from each other would be beneficial to their relationship. The birth of women’s manipulative power over men begins right there in the Garden (speculation of course). She tells him, “Frail is our happiness, if this be so, / And Eden were no Eden thus exposed” (2098). Adam becomes a pushover when Eve wears him down with her constant rebuttals and grants her wish, but warns her that she knows...
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...reality. What about the other 50%? Women are so incredibly important and I am here to show how four out of 64 of those incredible women made it to the semifinals and decide which of them is the victor of a tough European History Bracket. In the first semi, the States women went up against the Leaders of Peace and Social Reformists. Queen Victoria was the winner of the states women, while Florence Nightingale was the finalist...
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...about women playing a role during the California Gold Rush, while Chapter 8 discusses about women progressives who created and took part in the progressive movement in California. Both chapters take place in different decades, while Chapter 5 takes place during the 1850’s – 1870’s, Chapter 8 takes place during the early 1900’s. A similarity both of these chapters share is that both chapters discuss about women having a major role in two important decades in California. On the other hand, both chapters are different because they take place during a different time period in California....
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...In this paper I choose to write about the Social Perception of women in the workplace, because women in the professional industry are overlooked everyday especially when u a woman of different race; It becomes very difficult to gain respect or even promotion in that field. In today’s world women of different race are forced to deal with racism and sexism and they have to tolerate it if they want to keep that job but when does this behavior stop; I mean how long can this women continue to keep silent just because they want to provide for their families and if they fight back they are painted as the aggressor “saying she wanted it” but do a young woman walking an office asking for job, or even walking the office asking to be harassed about her body or been called names wanting it. In order for women to talking seriously in his century they have to act like men, be aggressive like them, make their presence by been hard which sometimes can lead to people calling her names; but as a woman of color I understand that they have no choice but to act that way because that’s the only way anybody in that office will take them seriously. With most women of color today the perception of how they see other women been treated can alter their choices in career, so sometimes they settle for career where they feel more comfortable it may not be the dream career they want, if you take a look at most fortune 500 companies almost all their CEO’s are men it rarely before you see a woman CEO in any...
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...Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) 1 (2): 50-54 Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) 1 (2): 50-54 © Scholarlink Research Institute Journals, 2010 jeteraps.scholarlinkresearch.org Empowering Female Youth for Leadership through Higher Education in Nigeria 1 Adegun Olajire Adeola and 2Akomolafe Comfort Olufunke 2 Institute of Education, University of Ado Ekiti. Department of Educational Foundations and Management, University of Ado Ekiti. 1 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract The contributions of females in the home, workplace, community participation, community management cannot be overlooked. Despite these, female’s access to Leadership position has been observed to be limited in the political arena, economy, employment and policy positions due to low level of education. This situation calls for higher education for females due to possible direct relationship between female youth’s educational levels and their participation in the labour force. The Nigerian society cannot afford not to have females in leadership positions. The activities of females in management positions in the country presently has convinced all that if more Nigerian female youths are given the right type of education, greater participation among females will emerge in the future. It is in this context that this paper discussed how higher education can empower...
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...action, the data showed that the pro-life movement was more important in 1989 than the pro-choice movement. Party identification was not used for abortion as a political litmus test. However, attending pro-life churches did increase the likelihood of using abortion for voting decisions. I am interested in this particular article because the subject of legalized abortion or the lack thereof, hits home for me. I feel that women everywhere should have the right to say what happens to their bodies, which is in the United States, even in other countries where women are not allowed to have freedom of speech and treated unequally. Legalized Abortion I Women are able to make decisions about their bodies and we don’t need a man’s permission nor do we need the government putting stipulations on why we should or should not have abortions. We shouldn’t be reverted back to a time when women had to resort to “back alley abortions” or use a hanger to abort an unwanted pregnancy. My question is , “Would any of the pro-life or government leaders who...
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...more self-conscious when standing for all their interest. This movement not only benefited men, but it also benefited women. African American women played a large role in the history of the civil rights era. According to Lee Sartain, “Female activists were integral to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and often in the front lines of the civil rights struggle. Commentators on the period, however, have generally ignored the role of these activists mainly, because women were not prominent in media reporting on the early struggles for civil rights (Sartain).”Even as of today most NAACP members and most local branch presidents are women. Vivian Malone Jones defied segregationist Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace to enroll in the University of Alabama in 1963 and later worked in the civil rights division of the U.S. Justice Department. The African American women of the Civil Rights Era were often overlooked, because of the race and their gender. Not only was racism an issue, but also sexism. No one took a woman serious during those times; they barely took men serious, because of the color of their skin. The women often just took the backseat roles to the men of their society. Many of the wives of the men in the public eye were often seen by their side, to give support, but they often ever took on their own leadership roles. Not many women would step up and speak and not that many of them took on leadership roles that would have them dealing with the...
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