transformative feminist leadership

/Type /FontDescriptor 17 No. /Flags 32 /StemV 44 In this self-centred system of rewarding/awarding (based on ego, scarcity, recognition, expectations on the individual (visible and invisible) and self-achievement) the individual is foregrounded and recognized; not the impact, not the cause, but theperson. The whole nature of feminist leadership is about building collective leadership and power, so that there is no dynamic of leader/follower, protagonist/spectators, hero politician/voters, etc. /CapHeight 728 The Feminist Hiking Collective and Srilatha Batliwala have recently launched an initiative called From me to we. X%B pd? Lp$~bw,/`;H%EH)Qd^s&rds$\\'^T|@[_,ymOggg7 4wg:i5}H-DD*9'6v2,~bc/gU This article has been edited by, is based on and includes writings elaborated collectively with Lucy Richmond, Kim Kaborda, Ria Ryan, Giulia Meneghetti and Giulia Bruzzone; the analyses and learnings in this article are the result of the collective work of everyone at the Feminist Hiking Collective. endobj We would like to acknowledge and express our profound gratitude to those groups, collectives, networks, organizations and movements whose work have collectively inspired and grounded our reflections and our practice: JASS, CREA, FRIDA The Young Feminist Fund, Iniciativa Mesoamericana de Mujeres Defensoras de Derechos Humanos (IM-Defensoras), Movimiento de Mujeres Indgenas por el Buen Vivir, AWID, FAMM Indonesia and many more. 0000005459 00000 n /Subtype /TrueType

/Ascent 891 We argue that the essence of feminist leadership with. It is based on the assumption that such processes require a di erent type of leadership, what we may term Transformative Feminist Leadership (TFL). 0000027786 00000 n /BaseFont /Arial-BoldMT Oxfam 2020. We demand equal rights and equal treatment so that everyone can thrive, not just survive. 34 0 obj 0000003702 00000 n /ItalicAngle 0 PTLA was part of a larger girls education programme, focusing on basic education (access and quality), and gender equality. /Flags 32 endobj /Leading 33 /FontDescriptor 27 0 R T +49 (30) 285 34-0 hCHL/BAPQ~'J:{lEt,_px8^3MfPO%InY[3I0-::a ?u@ $2*Z8A (dR#V\XHX5 ` QAv\200{$".f`(g0";L2fp=Au1oFv*6^W1nd(a87c$F)1;60,bb8K'_L@` j| endstream endobj 1402 0 obj 541 endobj 1383 0 obj << /Type /Page /Parent 1375 0 R /Resources 1384 0 R /Contents 1388 0 R /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /CropBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Rotate 0 >> endobj 1384 0 obj << /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text ] /Font << /TT2 1386 0 R /TT4 1389 0 R /TT6 1390 0 R /TT8 1393 0 R >> /ExtGState << /GS1 1397 0 R >> /ColorSpace << /Cs6 1385 0 R >> >> endobj 1385 0 obj [ /ICCBased 1395 0 R ] endobj 1386 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /TrueType /FirstChar 32 /LastChar 122 /Widths [ 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 667 667 0 722 667 667 0 778 389 0 0 611 889 722 722 611 0 667 556 611 0 667 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 500 0 444 500 444 0 500 556 278 0 0 278 778 556 500 500 0 389 389 278 0 0 667 500 0 389 ] /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding /BaseFont /IKIKMJ+TimesNewRoman,BoldItalic /FontDescriptor 1387 0 R >> endobj 1387 0 obj << /Type /FontDescriptor /Ascent 891 /CapHeight 656 /Descent -216 /Flags 98 /FontBBox [ -547 -307 1206 1032 ] /FontName /IKIKMJ+TimesNewRoman,BoldItalic /ItalicAngle -15 /StemV 142.397 /XHeight 468 /FontFile2 1396 0 R >> endobj 1388 0 obj << /Length 973 /Filter /FlateDecode >> stream We cannot have self-centred political leaders inspire change; we need change to come from the bottom, from the ground, from what and how we learn, from creating collective stories of change and transformation. /Filter /FlateDecode 8&xP:Ro$tj"wKK4t>Rt endobj As women increasingly enter leadership roles that traditionally have been occupied by men, and with the increasing diffusion of transformational leadership theory, there is growing interest in the relationship between gender and transformational leadership. F +49 (30) 285 34-109

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The current widespread crisis of democracies is connected with the concurrent expansion of polarised politics, personalised self-centred political leadership and centralised power, and with the emergence of nationalist, populist and anti-feminist organized mobilisations. How vibrant and alive and successful could our movement be if we moved with such coordination and collaboration? - Karissa Lewis. It is not some abstract theory practiced, signified or called. /Ascent 905 span.s1 {font-kerning: none}. It is a how rooted in practice. To the sceptical, it should be enough to say that the current hegemonic individualistic leadership paradigm was constructed and embedded as part of a status quo by people, and anything that has been built can be transformed! >> /FirstChar 32 How might this type of leadership help us to navigate our way through these splintered, uncertain times? It takes a lot of courage and humility, and the learnings from pre-capitalist communities, indigenous communities, transformative movements, decentralized groups, self-organized and self-governed communities, movements from many different contexts worldwide, and other beings in nature, are so vast and diverse, that all we need to do is open our hearts and challenge ourselves, learn and share learnings without dominating, extracting or co-opting. /StemV 40 URL. /XHeight 250 /AvgWidth 441

And, very importantly, it should not be translated only with women being leaders feminist leadership is about everyone, and especially about identities that have been structurally marginalized and oppressed, playing a key role in co-creation. And we have so much to learn from other beings in nature. We have all been told in one way or another that this cannot work, right?

/FontBBox [-665 -210 2000 728] 23 0 obj /Widths 25 0 R same time, we see a more evident necessity of strong, sustainable, decentralised and resilient social movements. 25 0 obj /CapHeight 693 Donate now. We would like to invite you all to. 0000002401 00000 n We learn from how other beings in nature organise themselves and thrive collectively, whereas beings that are guided by an individual leader and organised in competitive and individualistic power structures - including human beings increasingly struggle to survive. /Subtype /TrueType The complex threats to womens rights today, particularly in societies dealing with conflict, poverty, and inequality, requires a critical mass of feminist leaders to lead the way in shifting oppressive power dynamics that keep harmful systems in place. It is about collective, transformative power and co-creation not a nice add on to the patriarchal form of leadership and power that is widely dominant. >> We believe feminist democracies, centred in collective feminist leadership, power, and plural in its ways and existing practices, to be possible. /FontDescriptor 24 0 R 0000004512 00000 n /FontDescriptor 21 0 R /MaxWidth 2628 /Type /FontDescriptor This toolkit was developed to help individuals and organisations dedicated to advancing a feminist social change agendaan agenda that believes that all development and social justice must be rooted in gender and social equality. The key thing to highlight is that this is nothing new; this has been practiced in many diverse ways across the world, especially across movements and communities. vm3MO\ Par ailleurs, 2,2millions de personnes ont besoin d'aide humanitaire. It is a how rooted in practice. %PDF-1.7 A wide array of feminist theories that have emerged in the last decades offer conceptual lenses, which can enrich an understanding of the role of gender in the organizational context and the study of leadership. << /FontName /Arial-BoldMT 20 0 obj You may be able to access this content by logging in via your Emerald profile. << Here are similar items you might be interested in. 21 0 obj It is now even more evident that a just and equal collective feminist future is an urgent reality that we must build together - in practice, right now, and step by step.

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You may choose to cite Oxfam resources as follows: Author(s)/Editor(s). We offer lifesaving support in times of crisis and advocate for economic justice, gender equality, and climate action. GS>dC(Jr(=Z8 lUlG35p D159y{kVu@h]yS- }+|Z{ \{[pXj p[n u]+:@:3^^?>=_|K0eki{>^=}8]>/ 4{F {w]u#{n>soP3b-@ @{/XLy17$>>\fI}o~8 G 3-/a7?W&Gw}`Fpk]FP;^D|8 ~p9*WpDX@X It is possible and it has been done in various contexts, with different recipes, experiences, formulas, etc. /Type /Font /FontWeight 400 /MaxWidth 2614 The initiative is a collective and iterative process that aims to collect and distribute a creative mapinterweaving and describing the practices of collective feminist leadership, through an opencall for submissions renewed on a yearly basis. The trickiest thing about feminist leadership being talked about in mainstream and institutional narratives is the risk of it being framed in an individualistic, neoliberal way. ways that connect with our diverse contexts. Wtaj. We chose to intentionally use these words as they are widely used and instrumentalized and we see collective feminist leadership as a tool to transform their significance and practice. [250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500] Visit our donate page. It is vital to strengthen stories of feminist leadership to avoid this co-optation, as for us, We chose to intentionally use these words as they are widely used and instrumentalized and we see collective feminist leadership as a tool to transform their significance, Why We Need Collective Feminist Leadership, How We Can Sustain Collective Feminist Leadership, The key thing to highlight is that this is nothing new; this has been practiced in many diverse ways across the world, especially across movements and communities. Les femmes se retrouvent au cur de cette [], The Power to Lead Alliance (PTLA) is a three-year (2008 /2011) project implemented by CARE in six countries: Honduras, Yemen, India, Malawi, Tanzania, and Egypt. stream It is vital to strengthen stories of feminist leadership to avoid this co-optation, as for us, feminist leadership = collective feminist leadership. This hegemonic system seeks to dominate the whole world-system, and a core aspect of this system revolves around individualism and competition. This collective elaboration is only possible thanks to the diverse, deep learnings, struggles, wisdom, knowledge, analyses and visions that arise from the practice, documentations and dialogues of groups, organisations, movements and collective spaces from all over the world. info@boell.de. It is a matter of learning, sharing, adapting, building on, co-creating and connecting practices, and finding ways that connect with our diverse contexts. trailer << /Size 1403 /Info 1379 0 R /Root 1382 0 R /Prev 589943 /ID[<8c9fdbc19a0d1df518246d2b2747f061>] >> startxref 0 %%EOF 1382 0 obj << /Type /Catalog /Pages 1376 0 R /Metadata 1380 0 R /PageLabels 1374 0 R >> endobj 1401 0 obj << /S 586 /L 702 /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 1402 0 R >> stream Yet despite our fluency in structural analyses of power, we remain woefully inarticulate about a very specific form of power: privilege. 0000069570 00000 n /Length 102665 There is clarity and interconnection of roles, decision-making tools and processes, balance between accountability to mission/goal/common good and collective nurturing, as well as radical honesty to surface and resolve conflict. /Name /F3 /CapHeight 728 What Does Feminist Leadership Look Like in a Pandemic? Decentralisation is not only needed for collective empowerment, accountability and collaboration, but also to ensure collective protection in the face of raising backlash and polarised societies. From womens rights organizations and movements breaking down harmful social norms, to political leaders advancing highly progressive policies, there is a growing body of evidence from feminist organizing across the world that when decisions are made more equally and inclusively, and are rooted in locally-owned, intersectional feminist movements and political agendas, they have immediate and long-term human development benefits for all. )/,"El;',9G![c'

It is fundamental that we co-build feminist spaces that can sustain this practice. /Type /Font /FirstChar 32 1381 0 obj << /Linearized 1 /O 1383 /H [ 896 660 ] /L 617695 /E 125505 /N 24 /T 589955 >> endobj xref 1381 22 0000000016 00000 n When words become buzz words, we should question whether the status quo is co-opting something that is aiming to transform the status quo. Collective feminist leadership does not mean lack of structureless-ness. /BaseFont /TimesNewRomanPSMT It is a matter of learning, sharing, adapting, building on, co-creating and connecting practices, and finding.

It is not some abstract theory practiced, signified or called. Gifts are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. << In the non-profit sector, were great at talking about structural inequalities. We know from unofficial history that transformative systemic change happens this way from movements, collective work, long-term sustained work by small-scale focus combining, but mainstream narratives keep diminishing that, and we keep learning about idols, icons and masses. 26 0 obj Hb```n 9AXX803p;i]jpyp1AUahE\E)#X04'p0400pM:)Q')3HF 10117 Berlin Finally, I point to the perspectives that have been neglected in this stream of research and offer directions for future research. Oxfam America is a 501(c)(3) organization. endobj Title and sub-title. << >> The initiative is a collective and iterative process that aims to collect and distribute a creative mapinterweaving and describing the practices of collective feminist leadership, through an opencall for submissions renewed on a yearly basis. /BaseFont /ArialMT To rephrase Audre Lordes expression, we cannot build the new world with the current tools of the system of competition and oppression. There are hummingbirds and flowers that are in such deep coordination they need each other for survival. 0000002653 00000 n +Mai5,p-;LOR]deWU|5zh>a~p+nxXfn[,Kt.+Wr^+qfp.KI[h{0?I#L`L_lt"\g:wppToq{aI|OGMABM{ Vv(^]`. /Flags 32 HW]o0} b^N1m/PQ(-Oj!4J}|sNi7 mRCkZ2]&k!O_p['94s5_Yh8b (Looking to make a monthly donation, fundraise for Oxfam, or give some other way? 24 0 obj Make sure your gift to Oxfam America goes directly to where it's most needed, without delay, with a secure online donation. This transformation starts at the inner level, working on the self; it develops with co-learning and co-practicing feminist leadership within feminist spaces and within existing structures, transforming the way leadership is practiced and perceived; and continues by transforming structures towards being suited for a collective feminist leadership vision and for sustaining its practice, grounded in a deep level of organization, trust, collective accountability and collective care. 0000000795 00000 n This celebrity/hero/inspirational leader paradigm needs to be addressed as it profoundly clashes with a feminist vision of the future.

Languages: English, French. 0000005697 00000 n 0000001556 00000 n And when something is radically transformative, it involves a deep and inner level of transformation, collective unlearning, and collective accountability and persistency. Oxfam is a registered charity in England and Wales (no 202918) and Scotland (SC039042). Heinrich-Bll-Stiftung e.V. /Length1 397720 Oxfam is a global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice. 0000009397 00000 n From womens rights organizations and movements breaking down harmful social norms, to political leaders advancing highly progressive policies, there is a growing body of evidence from feminist [], Le Burkina Faso connat actuellement l'une des crises les plus proccupantes au monde, laquelle vient sajouter la pandmie du COVID-19. /LastChar 121 It would be nave to say that this space would be free from unequal and oppressive power dynamics, but shared accountability and measures to keep that in check and to address that are at the core. It made us feel capable, knowledgeable, revolutionary Young feminist activist, RootsLab.