Critical Perspectives on Women and Leadership Development in College

Program Type: General Interest Session

Professional Competencies: Leadership, Social Justice and Inclusion

Target Groups: Graduate Preparation Faculty, Mid-level Student Affairs Professionals

Institution Types: Large Universities, Mid-Size Colleges & Universities

Certification Domains: Social Justice and Inclusion, Leadership

Abstract

Applying critical approaches to the design and delivery of leadership courses and programs is essential. Leadership educators must expand their expertise related to inclusive, equitable, and liberatory leadership. This interactive workshop invites participants to engage with ideas and pedagogies related to collegiate women and leadership education. The session considers concepts such as identity and intersectionality, gender socialization, imposter syndrome, effortless perfection, precarious pedestals, the effects of bias, and critical hope. Participants are invited to contribute ideas for the upcoming second edition of We Are the Leaders We’ve Been Waiting For: Women and Leadership Development in College (Owen, 2020/2026; Routledge). 

Presenters

• Julie Owen
  Assoc. Professor, Leadership Studies
  George Mason University
• Adrian Bitton
  Ph.D. candidate, Higher Education and Student Affairs Program, The Ohio State University
• Natasha Turman
  Director, Women in Science and Engineering Residence Program (WISE RP), The University of Michigan
• Momo Waguri
  Associate Professor, Fukuoka Women's University
• Aoi Yamanaka
  Associate Professor and Associate Director of Academic Services, George Mason University