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2. Women’s Transformative Leadership and Africa’s Holistic Development: The Role of the Churches

Authors : Isabel A. Phiri, Ezra Chitando

Published in: Women, Religion and Leadership in Zimbabwe, Volume 2

Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland

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Abstract

Although leadership globally is often associated with men, in reality women have played, and continue to play, significant leadership roles. The ideology of patriarchy has constantly sought to undermine women’s leadership roles in society, while overplaying men’s leadership roles. In this chapter, we examine the role of the churches in promoting African women’s transformative leadership. In the first section of the paper, we outline the major challenges facing the continent. In the second section, we highlight the role of the churches in promoting African women’s transformative leadership in addressing the continent’s holistic development. In the third section, we outline how the churches in Africa can enhance women’s transformative leadership. In conclusion, we argue that churches in Africa remain strategically positioned to promote women’s transformative leadership for holistic development of the continent.

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Metadata
Title
Women’s Transformative Leadership and Africa’s Holistic Development: The Role of the Churches
Authors
Isabel A. Phiri
Ezra Chitando
Copyright Year
2023
Book
Women, Religion and Leadership in Zimbabwe, Volume 2

Print ISBN: 978-3-031-24735-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-24736-1

Copyright Year: 2023

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24736-1_2

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