Looking for Feminist Leadership Praxis in Higher Education: A Systematic Review of the Literature
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| Title: | Looking for Feminist Leadership Praxis in Higher Education: A Systematic Review of the Literature |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Kay Fuller, Asadullah Lashari |
| Source: | Journal of Educational Administration and History. 2026 58(2):277-299. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 23 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Information Analyses |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Literature Reviews, Feminism, Higher Education, Women Administrators, Intersectionality, Social Justice, Activism, Leadership, Social Values, Praxis, Political Attitudes |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00220620.2025.2564077 |
| ISSN: | 0022-0620 1478-7431 |
| Abstract: | Leadership in higher education dominates growth in research about women in educational leadership. However, leadership informed by feminism (feminist leadership praxis [FLP]) in higher education goes largely unreported. We report findings from a systematic literature review of research about FLP, funded by a Leverhulme Research Fellowship Grant. Analysis of fifteen papers shows leadership enactment, knowledge production and reproduction mostly drew on intersectionality perspectives. Feminist academic, administrative and student leaders advocated for social justice and activism across multiple borders. We argue the university contains multiple borderlands (geographical, social, sectoral, institutional, disciplinary, temporal, praxis) where consciousness raising, education and research occur in "Spaces of tension, oppression and danger" and "Spaces of survival, creativity and hope." A radical approach to dismantle neoliberal structures and social inequalities associated with patriarchy and racism is necessary if the university is to become more inclusive for students, staff, leaders and the community in which it is located. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1504466 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Leadership in higher education dominates growth in research about women in educational leadership. However, leadership informed by feminism (feminist leadership praxis [FLP]) in higher education goes largely unreported. We report findings from a systematic literature review of research about FLP, funded by a Leverhulme Research Fellowship Grant. Analysis of fifteen papers shows leadership enactment, knowledge production and reproduction mostly drew on intersectionality perspectives. Feminist academic, administrative and student leaders advocated for social justice and activism across multiple borders. We argue the university contains multiple borderlands (geographical, social, sectoral, institutional, disciplinary, temporal, praxis) where consciousness raising, education and research occur in "Spaces of tension, oppression and danger" and "Spaces of survival, creativity and hope." A radical approach to dismantle neoliberal structures and social inequalities associated with patriarchy and racism is necessary if the university is to become more inclusive for students, staff, leaders and the community in which it is located. |
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| ISSN: | 0022-0620 1478-7431 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00220620.2025.2564077 |
