Changing the World One Interaction at a Time

This autoethnography examined how my daily interactions within societal systems shape my evolving positionality and inform my feminist leadership philosophy and praxis. Through self-discovery, I considered the symbiotic relationship between self as a woman and societal norms that construct and influence my values, experiences, and leadership philosophy. My research explored feminist movements and women’s positionality across social, political, and organizational structures. By integrating systems thinking, I reflected on my position within these systems, examining how systemic dynamics influence lived experiences and how my agency interacts with, resists, and reshapes structural power. Inspired by arts-based methods of reflexivity and storytelling, I explored the roots of my perspectives, values, beliefs, and biases, uncovering and dispelling old narratives and releasing what no longer serves me. This allowed me to reshape my mindset, realize my power as a woman, and embrace my authentic self as a feminist leader.

Author dc:creator

• Perren, Michelle

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Southam, Theresa

• School of leadership studies

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Identifier URI

https://doi.org/10.25316/IR-20951

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:null:10613/29422