Description
Black Women's Rights: Leadership and the Circularities of Power presents Black women as alternative and transformative leaders in the highest political positions and at grassroots community levels. Beginning with a critique of the assumption of an equivalence between masculinity and political leadership, Carole Boyce Davies moves through the various conceptual definitions, intents, and meanings of leadership and the differences in the presentation of practices of leadership by women and feminist scholars. She studies the actualizing of political leadership in the Presidency of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the historical role of Shirley Chisholm as the first woman to run for presidency of the United States on a leading party ticket, the promise of the Black left feminist leadership of Brazilian Marielle Franco, and the current model of Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados in advancing new leadership models from the Caribbean. This book proclaims the 21st century as the century for Black women's leadership.
About the Author
Carol Boyce-Davies is a pre-eminent scholar, writer, professor and community worker.
Book Information
ISBN 9781793612380
Author Carole Boyce Davies
Format Hardback
Page Count 346
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 649g
Dimensions(mm) 237mm * 163mm * 25mm
