Women, Religion and Leadership in Zimbabwe, Volume 1: An Ecofeminist Perspective
In: Palgrave Studies in African Leadership Series
Intro -- Praise for Women, Religion and Leadership in Zimbabwe, Volume 1 -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 Introduction: Women, Religion and Leadership in Zimbabwe -- Introduction -- The Context -- Promises and Challenges: Religion and Women's Leadership -- Women's Leadership in Religion Leading to Women's Leadership in the Community? Some Proposals -- Chapters in This Volume -- Part I: Zimbabwean Women's Leadership in Ecological Conservation -- Part II: Religio-Cultural Factors Impacting Women's Leadership Roles in Zimbabwe -- Conclusion -- References -- Part I Zimbabwean Women's Leadership in Ecological Stewardship -- 2 Theorising African Women's Leadership: An Overview -- Introduction -- Theories of Leadership: A Summary -- African Women's Leadership -- Impediments to African Women's Leadership -- Theories of African Women's Leadership: An Overview -- Daring to Lead: An Overview of the Areas of African Women's Leadership -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 The Leadership of Ndau Women in Healing the Earth Utilising Religio-Cultural Resources: An African Ecofeminist Perspective -- Introduction -- Conceptual Framework: African Ecofeminism -- Definition of Key Terms -- Oikos Theology -- Environment -- Women -- Statement of the Problem -- Methodology -- Results and Discussion -- The Socio-Economic and Demographic Characteristics of the Respondents in the Ndau Community -- African Indigenous Religion as the Source of Environmental Justice -- Zviera (Taboos) -- Women as Leaders and Protectors of the Environment -- Women's Agricultural Activities -- Prospects and Challenges of African Indigenous women's Leadership and Agency on Environmental Justice -- Towards Ndau Oikos Theology: Ndau women's Stewardship of the Earth -- Conclusion -- References.