What is causing there to be fewer females in higher leadership positions? Many of the next generation women entering the workforce are struggling to find that work-life balance and fail to advance in their careers. The women that already hold these leadership positions to be their role models to help close the gap. Understanding this role women in leadership positions have requires essential research to realize the impact women in leadership roles have as changemakers in their communities. The recent book,
Women Community Leaders and Their Impact as Global Changemakers (ISBN: 9781668424902), published by IGI Global, showcases expert perspectives from eighteen countries, examines how communities change based on cultural resilience advocates. It examines female leaders of local communities making an impact that either could be replicated at a global level or impact on a global scale.
| | Women Community Leaders and Their Impact as Global Changemakers | Profs. Patricia Goodman Hayward(Northeastern University, USA), Sahar Rehman(Northeastern University, USA), et al.
©2022| 399 pgs. | ISBN13: 9781668424902 | - Covers Topics such as Women Communities,Human Rights, and Feminine Energy Revival Movement
- Ideal for Feminists, Governmental Organizations, Leaders in Business, and More
- Showcases Expert Perspectives from 10+ Countries
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Join the researchers behind Women Community Leaders and Their Impact as Global Changemakers for the 2nd Annual series for International Women’s Day #EmbraceEquity. They have two panel discussions entitled, “Embracing Community: A Discussion with Transformational Women Leaders”. Each session highlights panelists, who are contributing authors and change agents, sharing their insights on embracing transformational women leaders and the cultural transformation to global communities. Additionally, there will be opportunities to ask questions as part of the open discussion. Panelists will be sharing perspectives from different industries and their local experiences cutting across the globe: Aotearoa, Africa, China, Europe, Middle East, Thailand, and United States.
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About the Editors
Prof. Patricia Goodman Hayward prefers to be known as Prof. Patty and holds an Associate Teaching Professor in the Communications, Media and Human Resources Programs at Northeastern University in the College of Professional Studies. Since 2015, Prof. Patty has taught in the master’s in Corporate and Organizational Communication program and the master’s in Leadership program as part of the transnational offerings in Vietnam and Australia. In addition to her leadership in developing and implementing a new concentration in Cross-cultural Communication for the master’s in Corporate and Organizational Communication, Prof. Patty has served as Chair of the college’s annual Faculty Development Conference and on the college-wide Task Force for Diversity and Inclusion. Additionally, she worked with students and faculty across the Northeastern network to generate definitions and expressions of global citizenship, in order to increase global understanding. Prof. Patty organized the university-wide “Visions of Peace” event with Northeastern’s Center for Intercultural Engagement. Prof. Patty presents regularly at international conferences and publishes research, often focusing on instructional innovations, cultural awareness, cultural resilience, and cultural transformation. Prof. Patty posts in social media promoting the following idea: #LOTS Learning with a curious mind, Observing with open eyes, Transforming with a full heart, and Sharing to encourage others. Prof. Patty earned her Doctor of Education in Executive Leadership from The George Washington University. She is certified in the communications effectiveness methodology, CQ Cultural Intelligence, and is an Intercultural Communication Edge Trainer, ICEdge. Prof. Patty previously served as Human Resource Director at The Centers, a mental health provider covering Marion and Citrus Counties in Florida; in finance and program delivery at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education; and as a consultant to several other Harvard units. In addition to being a faculty member, Prof. Patty is the Principal Consultant at P.A.G. Coaching & Associates in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Prof. Sahar A. Rehman is an enabler of her dreams. She earned two master’s degrees; first, she earned a master of business administration (MBA) degree in Pakistan at Mohammad Ali Jinnah University in Karachi (where she also earned her bachelor of business administration degree). Her second master’s degree is from Northeastern University (MS) in the field of organizational and corporate communication. She currently teaches intercultural communications at the College of Professional Students at Northeastern University as a part-time lecturer. She is a Human Resources Practitioner. She serves at the Board of Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center and Association of Employment Professionals. She moved to America in 2015 with a hope to be able to practice her right to continue to receive education, to not be a part of conservative mindsets who think women who work is a rebellion, is not respectable, and does not have an identity of her own.
Prof. Zirui Yan MS, is a proud staff member of Schwarzman Scholars program at Tsinghua University, designed to build a global community of future leaders who will serve as a bridge between China and the rest of the world. She speaks three languages (Mandarin, English, and Spanish), and lived and worked on three different continents. Reflecting upon her immersed experiences in distinct cultures, Zirui has developed a deep belief that people are interconnected across a global community. This belief mirrors the saying from Confucius, the ancient Chinese philosopher, 和而不同 (harmony in diversity).
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