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Women In Agriculture: A Qualitative Study Examining How Women Have Sustained Their Leadership Roles In Agriculture In Australia, Amanda Elizabeth Dean
Women In Agriculture: A Qualitative Study Examining How Women Have Sustained Their Leadership Roles In Agriculture In Australia, Amanda Elizabeth Dean
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Women are the minority in production agriculture and their leadership roles in agricultural industries are rarely explored. Therefore, the leadership development of five prominent agriculture leaders in Australia was chosen to be explored for this study. Connections were drawn between each case study, emphasizing the central research question of “How have women in agriculture sustained their leadership role in a male-dominated field?” Impacting their styles of leadership within farming and other agribusiness trades were the shared themes of their childhood dynamics, their individual support systems, and their current home life. This study used a constructivist paradigm, as reflecting upon the …