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This paper discusses the ways in which leadership and gender are dealt with in the film “Whale Rider” and Chinua Achebe’s short story “Girls at War.” Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Gender and Leadership in Whale Rider and "Girls at
War" Research Compiled by K. Von Huben 5/2010 Please Introduction Leadership is usually associated with men;
truly powerful women leaders are so rare that we know their names: Cleopatra, Queen Elizabeth I in history; more recently we have Queen Elizabeth II, Golda Meir, Margaret Thatcher, and
Hillary Clinton in politics, influential women in entertainment include Oprah Winfrey and Barbara Walters. But the number of women who rise to that level of leadership are very few, while
a list of men that have led nations, and built entertainment empires would fill a book. Gender and leadership are inextricably linked, and not always for the better. This paper
considers these issues in two works of art: the film Whale Rider and Chinua Achebes short story "Girls at War." Discussion Gender and leadership in the book and film:
The film is about a girl assuming her rightful place as leader of her Maori tribe, and the struggles she has to go through to do so. In fact, the
question posed by the film is simply whether or not a woman can be the kind of effective leader her people need her to be. One would think that with
examples before us of women who are competent, even brilliant, in leadership positions, this question would not be relevant any longer. But clearly it is, since she faces innumerable challenges
to her authority. Her most formidable foe is the tradition that says tribal chieftains must always be male; the person who stands squarely
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