Edith Cowan University Research Online ECU Publications Pre. 2011 1999 Proceedings of the sixth international women in leadership conference: vision in leadership: women redefining power Adrianne Kinnear (Ed.) Follow this and additional works at: https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworks Part of the Leadership Studies Commons Kinnear, A. (Ed.). (1999). Proceedings of the sixth international women in leadership conference: vision in leadership: women redefining power. Churchlands, Australia: Edith Cowan University. This Conference Proceeding is posted at Research Online. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworks/6776 Edith Cowan University Copyright Warning You may print or download ONE copy of this document for the purpose of your own research or study. The University does not authorize you to copy, communicate or otherwise make available electronically to any other person any copyright material contained on this site. 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PROCEEDINGS of THE SIXTH INTERNATIONAL WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE Vision in Leadership: Women Redefining Power EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Adrianne Kinnear (Editor) Linley Lord Fiona Haslam McKenzie Lisbeth Pike ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The International Women in Leadership Conference is part of the Women in Leadership Project at Edith Cowan University, which is funded by the University. ISBN 0-7298-0471-2 ©Women in Leadership 1999 Publisher: Edith Cowan University Pearson Street, Churchlands, Perth, Western Australia CONTENTS PREFACE WOMEN IN 1HE LAW Gail Anderson ................................................................................................................................................. I 1HE OLD FASHIONED WAYS ARE SOMETIMES STILL 1HE BEST: USING CONSCIOUSNESS RAISING AS A TOOL FOR ASSISTING MINORITY LEADERS DEVELOP EMOTIONAL RESISTANCE Carlene Boncher ............................................................................................................................................. 7 1HE DISAPPEARING FEMOCRAT: FACT, FICTION OR MISOGYNIST FANTASY? Kathy Corbiere ............................................................................................................................................. 14 VISION IN LEADERSHIP: WOMEN IN ARCHITECTURE Ursula Maria de Jong .................................................................................................................................... 23 BACKLASH AND FEMINIST RESISTANCE: 1HE POSTFEMINIST/POSTMODERNJST WOMEN'S MOVEMENT Antonia Esten ............................................................................................................................................... 34 AN EXPLORATION OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLEGIATE GROUPS AS A WAY OF DEVELOPING A CRITICAL MASS Marie Finlay, Sharon Harford, Monica Leggett, Kate Loughton, Fiona McKenzie and Wendy Tinnns ...... 41 WOMEN, OPPORTUNITY AND THE GENDERED CULTURE ... 1HE WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT 1HE UNIVERSITY OF SOU1H AUSTRALIA Corliss Gustavson ......................................................................................................................................... 47 1HE POWER OF GOSSIP: STORYTELLING TO ENHANCE WORK PRACTICE Lynue Hunt .................................................................................................................................................. 53 KEEPING YOUR WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AFLOAT: MOVING TOWARDS A MORE SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR WOMEN Kate Joyner and William G. Ryan ................................................................................................................ 60 SETTING 1HE VISION - SOCIALISING 1HE TECHNOLOGY Monica Leggett ............................................................................................................................................. 69 CREATING A CRITICAL MASS: COLLEGIAL GROUPS -1HE WHOLE RECIPE OR SIMPLY AN INGREDIENT? Linley Lord and Leanne Knight... ................................................................................................................. 7 6 WOMEN LEADERS IN NEW ZEALAND: A CASE STUDY IN POLITICAL COLLABORATION Judy Mcgregor, Karl Pajo and Jacqni Cleland ............................................................................................. 84 A COMMENTARY ON THE WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP PROJECT AT EDI1H COWAN UNIVERSITY Fiona M. Haslam-McKenzie ......................................................................................................................... 93 1HE PROCESS OF BECOMING A TECHNOLOGISED SELF: ARTISTS' VISIONS OF MENOPAUSE ON A CD-ROM Rosemary McLaren (formerly Whittaker) .................................................................................................. I 00 NEGOTIATING POWER AT THE FRONTLINE OF 1HE WOMEN'S HEAL1H ARENA: A STUDY OF WOMEN'S HEAL1H CENTRE COORDINATORS Jodie Moyle, Lynue Hunt, and Kathy Ahem .............................................................................................. 114 WOMEN OF DIVERSITY AND HOW TilEY GOT TO THE TOP IN WESTERN AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES Maria Osman and Anne Mathews ............................................................................................................... 122 1948 LONDON OLYMPICS: FASTEST WOMAN IN TilE WORLD IS AN EXPERT COOK DUAL ROLES: CREATING SPACE FOR WOMEN AS LEADERS IN SPORT Mary-Anne Paton ............................................................................................................................... :....... 131 HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOUVE JOINED THE CRJTICAL MASS? COLLEGIAL PROGRAMS: AN INITIATION FOR LEADERSHIP Lisbeth Pike, Linley Lord ........................................................................................................................... 141 THE GETTING OF POWER: WOMEN'S WAYS - SNAPSHOTS OF WOMEN INTERT!ARY EDUCATION ENACTING TIIE!R EMPOWERMENT Dyann Ross and Marilyn Palmer................................................................................................................ 149 GENERATION NOWHERE: YOUNG WOMEN IN THE AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC SERVICE (APS) Liz Smeaton ................................................................................................................................................ !59 TilE ROLE OF CONTRIBUTION OF WOMEN IN SMALL BUSINESS IN THE CHANGING AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY Wendy Timms and Leonie V. Still ............................................................................................................. 166 The Sixth International Women In Leadership Conference 19th- 21" November 1997, Fremantle, Western Australia The International Women in Leadership conference attracts internationally renowned speakers as well as a wide audience from across the nation. The Conference is at the forefront of organisational and leadership research and provides a means of personal interaction with preeminent female researchers and leaders in Australia and overseas. Such interaction deepens the understanding of the leadership capacities of women and of leadership in organisations, knowledge which is central to the intellectual work of the Women in Leadership Project. Held at the Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, from the 25th.. 27th November 1996, the Fifth International Women in Leadership conference focused on the theme: 'Ethics or Leadership? The 90's Dilemma'. Since its inception in 1991, the Women in Leadership Project at Edith Cowan University has developed a strong national reputation for its expertise in identifying and responding to the challenges which face women who work in the higher education sector. The project is particularly known for creating forums which publicly showcase the leadership capacities of women across a wide range of professions and sectors. To date, the Women in Leadership model has been used as a benchmark for similar programs established in 20 universities in Australia and New Zealand. The principal objective of the Project is to strategically engage women with leadership processes, knowledge and activities. Apart from the annual conference, the project organises collegial programmes, mentoring programmes, Springboard workshops, seminars for the Greenleaf Centre (Aus & NZ), a public lecture series, carries out Consultancy work for corporations, publishes the International Review of Women in Leadership, and carries out research in the field. Women in Leadership programs are guided by the Women In Leadership Model, Dimensions of Leadership, which acknowledges four critical capacities for leadership: having a public voice, being a creator of environments, acknowledging ones own work identity and management competencies, and utilising strategic skills and knowledge. Sixth International Women in Leadership Conference Proceedings, 1997 WOMEN IN THE LAW Gail Anderson Clayton Utz Abstract In an era of greater equal opportunity the legal profession is still dominated by a strong masculine culture