摘要：The need to explore examples of women’sleadership in African contexts has risen withinitiatives such as the United Nations (UN)African Women Leaders Network, AfricanWomen in Science and Engineering,Leading Women of Africa, 2019 ForbesWomen Africa Leading Women Summit,the African and European Union’s recent“Women in Power” event (2018), the associated Declaration and Africa’s Agenda 2063,the African Union’s Women’s Decade,Women and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and the UN’s Commission onthe Status of Women. Common to suchinitiatives is a recognition of the need toacknowledge and redress longstandinggender inequality and inequity, oppressionof women, power imbalances, and patriarchal norms and systems. Part of this involvesrecognising and supporting women in leadership positions. It also involves analysingthe opportunities and barriers womenleaders face relative to their context, culture,and leadership roles and goals.
