Karen Fletcher1. 1. Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Breast Health Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R2H 3C3. karen.fletcher@cancercare.mb.ca
Abstract
PURPOSE: To reexamine our beliefs about our gender identity in order to identify new possibilities for leading in nursing. SOURCES OF INFORMATION: Leadership is complex. This article is the result of a lengthy iterative process of exploring the empowerment, image, leadership, feminist, and oppression literature. All of this was distilled in the context of the author's experience as a nurse and nurse leader. CONCLUSIONS: Moving beyond dualism creates new possibilities for leading nurses out of oppression.
PURPOSE: To reexamine our beliefs about our gender identity in order to identify new possibilities for leading in nursing. SOURCES OF INFORMATION: Leadership is complex. This article is the result of a lengthy iterative process of exploring the empowerment, image, leadership, feminist, and oppression literature. All of this was distilled in the context of the author's experience as a nurse and nurse leader. CONCLUSIONS: Moving beyond dualism creates new possibilities for leading nurses out of oppression.