RETHINKING LEADERSHIP IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT: THE PLACE OF FEMININE STYLES IN THE MODERNISED COUNCIL

BROUSSINE, MIKE;FOX, PAM

LOCAL GOVERNMENT STUDIES, n.º 4/2002, pág. 91

1. The research process. 2. Is there a feminine leardership style?. 3. How traditional assumptions about leadership are perpetuated. 4. The predominance of men at senior levels of local authorities. 5. Elected members' prejudice in the selection of chief executives. 6. Inhibitors to women executives' effectiveness. 7. The reinforcement of "macho" styles through the modernisation agenda. 8. Rethinking leadership in local government.