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Vol. 16 (2004 Spring)

Redefining the Voice of Women Administrators

  • Jenny Tripses
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21423/awlj-v15.a182
Submitted
June 19, 2017
Published
2017-06-12

Abstract

Voice has multiple meanings. Voice is individual and unique, while at the same time requires another to listen and react. The journey towards an authentic voice requires courage and persistence (Issacs, 1999). Voice in feminist literature refers to a way of being that defines female development and encompasses women's value for connectedness (Gilligan, 1982). Voice is compared to vision, a leadership buzzword (Belenky, Clinchy, Goldberger, & Tarule, 1986; Helgesen, 1990). Voice differs from seeing (vision) which is a one-way process that can exist even if it is not communicated to others. Voice and listening, on the other hand, suggest dialogue and interaction (Helgesen, 1990, Issacs, 1999). This paper chronicles the dialogue of an organization of women administrators as they redefined their collective voice.