Leadership and Gender-Role Congruency: A Guide for Wilderness Practitioners

If female outdoor leaders assume a leadership style incongruent to their gender role, they may receive negative evaluations even though situations necessitate such behavior. Male and female outdoor leaders can break down gender-role expectations by identifying their own leadership styles and gender...

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Published inThe Journal of experiential education Vol. 24; no. 3; p. 173
Main Author Wittmer, Carrie R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2001
Subjects
Expectation
Feedback
Females
Group Dynamics
Leadership Styles
Leadership Training
Outdoor Education
Outdoor Leadership
Role Perception
Sex Bias
Sex Role
Sex Stereotypes
Staff Development
Work Environment
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Summary:If female outdoor leaders assume a leadership style incongruent to their gender role, they may receive negative evaluations even though situations necessitate such behavior. Male and female outdoor leaders can break down gender-role expectations by identifying their own leadership styles and gender biases, creating awareness in colleagues of gender-role expectations, and mentoring program participants in becoming effective leaders. (TD)
Bibliography:Theme issue title: "Adventure Education Leadership."
ISSN:1053-8259