Educational leaders face several common challenges, including limited resources and meeting the unique needs of students. But for Black women educational leaders, says Yvette C. Latunde, professor of organizational leadership:Hose's problems are compounded by barriers and social injustices that are shared and experienced only by those caught in this particular double bind.
With this in mind, her latest research focuses on: Strategies for Black Women Leaders in Education Using to Thrive and Its Impact Directly reflect leader actions on health. She aims to find correlations between leadership styles and wellness strategies and learn about transformational leadership and opportunities to support and protect the well-being of Black education leaders.
Latunde plans to use Kimberly. W. Crenshaw's intersectionality framework. It provides an important lens through which to understand the nuances and multifaceted challenges faced by Black women leaders in academia. This highlights the importance of recognizing the intersections of race, gender, and other social identities in addressing inequalities and creating more inclusive spaces within academic institutions.
“In education, these people are often not used as leadership models, and when they do get into leadership positions, they find themselves in terrible situations of being understaffed, underfunded, and without clear goals to work towards,” Ratunde said. said in a recent lecture. Her future research. “Why can’t we bring BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and other people of color) leadership into thriving situations where we can focus on leadership and success?”
Leadership and happiness are increasingly linked. According to experts, leaders' leadership practices can impact the performance and well-being of the people they lead. It can also impact an organization's culture and efficiency.
Latunde predicts that the health practices and language practiced by Black women leaders will become less common. For example, in her book, A History of Black Women's Yoga, Latunde portrays yoga as a prayer while gardening, or a call for moments of silence and writing, rather than a typical stretching exercise in society. I discovered that
Ultimately, she hopes institutions will be able to use the research findings to build more just and healthy organizations.
Are you a Black female educational leader interested in participating in this study? Email Professor Yvette Latunde. ylatunde@laverne.edu For more information.