Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Digital Commons Network

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 1 - 4 of 4

Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network

‘What Are Little Girls Made Of?’ A Multi-Case Study Of Women’S Leader Identity Development In Coeducational And Women-Only Institutions Of Higher Education, Colleen M. Sharen Jan 2019

‘What Are Little Girls Made Of?’ A Multi-Case Study Of Women’S Leader Identity Development In Coeducational And Women-Only Institutions Of Higher Education, Colleen M. Sharen

Brescia School of Leadership & Social Change Presentations

This presentation shares the conceptual map of ongoing research on the development of women's leader identity in higher education in the context of management education programs. It is designed for a non-academic audience.


Improving The Education Of Leaders: An Exploratory Case Study In An Undergraduate Business Leadership Course Focused On Gender, Kanina Blanchard Sep 2016

Improving The Education Of Leaders: An Exploratory Case Study In An Undergraduate Business Leadership Course Focused On Gender, Kanina Blanchard

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

This exploratory case study is conducted in an undergraduate leadership course at a business school in Ontario. The research develops an understanding of how former students value and are influenced by leadership education that teaches a breadth of knowledges (instrumental, hermeneutic and emancipatory) and focuses on participants’ perspectives of how gender and inequality continue to impact the practice of leadership in Canada. By using document analysis and semi-structured interviews, findings emerge which provide insights into how changes in curricula and pedagogy may better prepare students of leadership to navigate the ethical and social complexities in today’s workplace.


Women & Video Games, Johanna Weststar, Marie-Josee Legault Oct 2012

Women & Video Games, Johanna Weststar, Marie-Josee Legault

Management and Organizational Studies Presentations

This is a presentation that was given as part of the Industry Panel on Women`s Experiences in the Screen-Based Industries at the International CRIMT conference on Union Futures in Montreal, Quebec Oct 25-27, 2012


Negotiating In Silence: Experiences With Parental Leave In Academia, Johanna Weststar Jul 2012

Negotiating In Silence: Experiences With Parental Leave In Academia, Johanna Weststar

Management and Organizational Studies Publications

This paper presents a case study of pregnancy/parental leave arrangements among faculty members at a mid-sized Canadian University from 2000-2010. The data show that leave arrangements were very inconsistent across faculties, across and within departments, and even for individual faculty members who had taken more than one leave. The majority of problematic cases were instances where a faculty member began or ended a leave in the middle of an academic term. Without specific language in their collective agreement, these faculty members often negotiated circumstances that carried individual penalties for duties that were unassigned in light of the leave. This research …