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Elder Women’s Wisdom: A Reclaimed Paradigm of Leadership examines seven leadership ‘signatures’ and weaves an iterative, layered model of women’s ways of wisdom that honours the voices of elders. The book advances limited feminist research on ageing, reconstructs archetypes, and advocates a pioneering paradigm of sage-ing.
The years 2021-2030 have been identified as the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing. This curated collection of research is intended to bridge academic and popular press discourses about women’s leadership, ageing, and wisdom as well as advance a Call to Action aligned with UN efforts to bring visibility to societal beliefs about eldering. Integrating an intersectional lens within leadership theory and practice disrupts the prevailing leadership paradigm that remains skewed toward a male leadership prototype. This shift provides leaders with the ability to bring their whole selves to leadership and secure a sense of belonging.
The book Elder Women’s Wisdom: A Reclaimed Paradigm of Leadership offers maturing women what The Feminist Mystique provided for under-fulfilled women: naming a phenomenon that had no name. In this case, the book contributors name the “invisibility” of aging women to reclaim women’s wisdom as essential and sacred for individuals and communities. Readers will understand how to use circle techniques to embrace their leadership in the golden era of their lives.
Denise Thomson, Wisdomers, LLC, USA
Carolyn Morales, Wisdomers, LLC, USA
Kathleen S. Grove, Wisdomers, LLC, USA
Foreword: Circle as the Practice of Presence; Christina Baldwin
Introduction: Warp and Weft Threads; Denise Thomson, Carolyn Morales, and Kathleen S. Grove
Chapter 1. Leadership Thread One: Archetypal; Kathleen S. Grove
Chapter 2. Leadership Thread Two: Intergenerational; Khaula Murtadha
Chapter 3. Leadership Thread Three: Indigenous; Rebecca Tallent and Elizabeth Parent
Chapter 4. Leadership Thread Four: Spiritual; Rachel Metheny
Chapter 5. Leadership Thread Five: Developmental; Joanna Sztandur
Chapter 6. Leadership Thread Six: Intersectional; Carolyn Morales
Chapter 7. Leadership Thread Seven: Embodied; Denise Thomson
Chapter 8. Threading Your Leadership Loom™; Carolyn Morales
Final Thoughts: Weaving the Tapestry and Calling the Circle; Denise Thomson, Carolyn Morales, and Kathleen S. Grove