Abstract
Agrowing body of literature is available about women in leadership roles. We seek to contribute to that work by focusing on issues related to being visible or invisible as a woman leader, particularly in the context of leadership communities. By “visible,” we mean capable of being seen, exposed to view, well known, or capable of being perceived, recognizable (Merriam-Webster, 2003). The Oxford English Dictionary (1987) adds, “The degree to which something impinges upon public awareness; prominence” (p. 1343). It is these themes, visibility and invisibility, that we trace in the following narratives.
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Applegate, J.H., Earley, P.M., Tarule, J.M. (2009). Support for Women Leaders: The Visible and the Invisible. In: Mullen, C.A. (eds) The Handbook of Leadership and Professional Learning Communities. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230101036_13
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