1. Supporting Women in Community Leadership
Welcome
Wendy Davies
OSDC

3. Some of the qualities of good/ great leaders
Good listener
Able to celebrate success, compliment, stay positive
Integrity – a value base that is shown, explicit
Empathy – as a communication style, ability to relate
Open and transparent
Self aware – and able to delegate well, awareness of others’ skills
Patience (extreme!)
Well organised
Respectful of privacy, confidentiality where relevant
Able to make time for the role
Willing to invest in their own continuous development

4. Barriers for Women in Community Leadership Roles
Self confidence
Family responsibilities
Men and women: stereotypical mindsets and cultures. Ideas about where we think power resides (maleness, older people)
Female leaders ‘pulling up the ladder’
Negative views of assertive women compared to men (‘bossy’)
The need to work much harder to prove your leadership ability
Stereotype of ‘over emotional’ woman (i.e. menopause)
Women being too amenable and adaptable - as a copying strategy in structure that privileges men.

5. Good examples What else can we do?
Educate girls and boys
Telling more Big Local stories about individual women’s journeys; making visible
Supporting good role models; network
Include men as allies
Mentoring, coaches

6. Good examples What else can we do?