Women's representation in leadership positions is still low because there is still an opinion that women are not worthy of being leaders and only men are worthy of being leaders. This condition proves women's low participation in leadership roles because the patriarchal culture still strongly influences people's perspective. This paper aims to…

A growing body of research has suggested that teachers who give their students the opportunity to voice their opinions by purposefully negotiating the curriculum can improve engagement and realize a number of important affective goals. In this paper, we describe the study of one teacher, Jennifer, as she attempted to purposefully negotiate the…

The concept of masculinities has traditionally been defined in terms of crises associated with boys' underachievement, the violence of homophobia, the under-representation of males in caring occupations, the rituals and discourses of laddism, and perceptions of disaffected and unrealised talent. Whereas the topic of masculinities has long been…

The hero motif is well-nourished in Western culture through music, movies, and novels. Westerners understand the notion of a hero, and want to both have and be a hero. This extends to our organizational life. However, the masculine hero motif is self-focused, and, from our perspective, therefore, a failed hero. Joseph Campbell's hero motif of an…