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Beloved Women: Nurturing the Sacred Fire of Leadership From an American Indian Perspective
Author(s) -
Portman Tarrell Awe Agahe,
Garrett Michael Tlanusta
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2005.tb00345.x
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , psychological intervention , sociology , gender studies , environmental ethics , public relations , political science , engineering ethics , psychology , engineering , art , visual arts , philosophy , psychiatry
Counseling professionals are taught to rely heavily on theories and interventions steeped in a Western, masculinized worldview. This article explores a paradigm shift by providing a contrasting cultural view of leadership among women. The “crosswalk” between the American Indian perspective of nurturing leadership in women and the theoretical basis of relational‐cultural theory is explored as a way of adding critical, ancient knowledge about leadership to the counseling profession. Implications for mentoring female leaders are presented.