TY - JOUR
T1 - Performing and defying gender
T2 - An exploration of the lived experiences of women higher education administrators in sub-Saharan Africa
AU - Johnson, Ane Turner
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2014.
PY - 2014/11/12
Y1 - 2014/11/12
N2 - The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the life and career paths of women higher education administrators in sub-Saharan Africa. Specifically, the study sought to interpret the women’s experiences and identities, through the framework of intersectionality and gender performance, as ones that contributed to advancement within contexts traditionally barred to women. This research illustrates commonalities among the participants, elucidating the faith, family, and education as common constructs in their experiences and as mechanisms that propelled career trajectories. A major finding of the research is that the participants both preformed gender and defied it through the enactment of gender norms and personal agency, creating a threshold for their professional achievement in highly gendered cultures and institutions.
AB - The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the life and career paths of women higher education administrators in sub-Saharan Africa. Specifically, the study sought to interpret the women’s experiences and identities, through the framework of intersectionality and gender performance, as ones that contributed to advancement within contexts traditionally barred to women. This research illustrates commonalities among the participants, elucidating the faith, family, and education as common constructs in their experiences and as mechanisms that propelled career trajectories. A major finding of the research is that the participants both preformed gender and defied it through the enactment of gender norms and personal agency, creating a threshold for their professional achievement in highly gendered cultures and institutions.
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U2 - 10.1177/1741143214523014
DO - 10.1177/1741143214523014
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84910066770
VL - 42
SP - 835
EP - 850
JO - Educational Management Administration and Leadership
JF - Educational Management Administration and Leadership
SN - 1741-1432
IS - 6
ER -