Critical Perspectives on Gender and Student Leadership

Daniel Tillapaugh, Paige Haber-Curran

How do students’ social identities, particularly their gender, influence their leadership practices and development? Using Kimberlé Crenshaw’s concept of intersectionality as a framework, this volume discusses existing and emergent research on gender and leadership and offers key strategies and on how leadership educators can engage students in these topics and provide contemporary critical thinking on how gender and leadership inform one another. This volume examines: the ways intersectionality can be used as a lens for gender and leadership; key considerations for developing and advancing leadership among women, men, and trans* students; programs and experiences grounded in critical self-reflection and leadership learning among students of all genders; and opportunities for leadership educators to navigate topics of gender and leadership, emphasizing their own self-work and avenues...