African women and intellectual leadership: life stories from western Kenya

"This book highlights the pioneering roles of African women as leaders and role models in Kenya, providing examples taken from across education, health, business, and a range of other sectors. Drawing on authentic first-hand accounts and narratives from key women in leadership positions, and th...

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Otros Autores: Amutabi, Maurice Nyamanga (Editor) , Akuno, Emily Achieng' (Editor) , Ojwang, Humphrey J. (Editor) , Fleuß, Dannica (Editor)
Formato: Book/Monograph
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: London New York Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 2024
Colección:Routledge Contemporary Africa
Acceso en línea: Enlace del recurso
Notas de Autor:edited by Maurice Nyamanga Amutabi, Emily Achieng' Akuno, Humphrey Jeremiah Ojwang and Dannica Fleuss
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Sumario:"This book highlights the pioneering roles of African women as leaders and role models in Kenya, providing examples taken from across education, health, business, and a range of other sectors. Drawing on authentic first-hand accounts and narratives from key women in leadership positions, and those who have lived with them, the book presents the life stories of women leaders over the last fifty years, aiming to preserve their contributions for posterity and to inspire young people with moral, ethical, and progressive role models. The book uses African knowledge production strategies that look at the human being holistically, in the prism of Ubuntu, in order to define leadership in Africa from an African perspective, one that celebrates the role of the mother figure and places women at the centre of African values and societal dynamics. This book will be of interest to researchers and students of African studies, gender studies, and Kenyan education and socio-political history"--
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9781032279893
9781032280028