Dr. Rita A. Gardiner is an Associate Professor, Critical Policy, Equity, and Leadership Studies, Faculty of Education, Western University, Canada. Her publications include articles in Gender, Work and Organization, Business Ethics Quarterly, and Organization Studies. She has published extensively on the topic of authentic leadership including a monograph entitled Gender, Authenticity, and Leadership: Thinking with Arendt. As well, Rita is the lead editor of a new international collection exploring the concept of genderwashing in leadership and diverse organizations.
Dr. Hayley Baker is an Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, Canada. Her scholarly interests include leadership, gender, and sport. Her research has focused on addressing the underrepresentation of women coaches at Canadian universities by exploring normalized institutional practices and processes. Additionally, she has examined the implementation of gender-based violence policies in universities and Canadian sport organizations.
A Couple Quotes From This Episode
- “I think, put simply, genderwashing is really a myth… a myth of gender equality in organizations.
- “It’s about organizational rhetoric versus lived experience, and we’re looking at the tensions between them.”
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
- Book: Genderwashing in Leadership: Power, Policies and Politics
- Book: Leadership Ethics: An Introduction
- Television Show: The Traitors (UK)
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