Daring to Lead: The Logic Behind the Leadership Practices of a Successful Female Leader

Felicia Mabuza-Suttle is the first black woman to host a television talk show in South Africa and her success has often been compared to that of Oprah Winfrey, the American 'queen' of talk show. Inspired by Nelson Mandela's call to all South Africans of the Diaspora to return home and contribute to the rebuilding of South Africa, she left behind her family including a secure job in the United States and returned to her native country. The very magnitude of her decision placed on her a huge bu...

Advancing Women Into Educational Leadership in Developing Countries: The Case of Uganda

The need for women in leadership positions in schools in developing countries is important to ensure sensitivity within schools for the wellbeing of adolescent girls, to provide girls beginning to consider career choices with role models of women decision-makers and leaders, and to address issues of social justice by providing gender equity between adults within the education profession. This article examines the distribution of women in educational leadership in one developing country, Ugand...

In Search of Leaders: Gender Factors in School Administration

Research points to a current and growing shortage of school leaders, yet qualified women are still under represented in school administration. The purpose of this study was to examine the career paths of male and female school leaders and their perceptions of gender factors that affect entry and advancement in leadership. Results reveal that gender socialization, belief in meritocracy, and the influence of patriarchy create a cycle of discrimination. Further, both men and women admitted the e...

The Women Are Coming': Women's Participation in Lesotho Local Governance

When 20,000 South Africa women in March 1956 matched to the Union Buildings to protest against the government passed laws (Department of Arts and Culture, 2006), little did anyone know that South Africa will be one of the leading countries in the world in terms of women's representation in political positions. In Lesotho, the April 30, 2005 election has given an urge to women over men in local governance. This paper examines the Lesotho's decentralisation process, the evolution of women's par...