020. Feminist leadership and 'deep power structures’ within organizations: Aruna Rao, co-founder of Gender at Work

What are the political or other strategies and tactics that a feminist leader can use to analyze the presence of ‘deep structures’ of power within organizations?What can a feminist leader practically do to change these power structures?And in what scenarios does Feminist Leadership shine in particular ways?I discussed these topics during an interview with Aruna Rao, Co-founder and chair of the board at Gender at WorkAruna's BioCo-founder,  former chair of the board at Gender at Work and its former Executive Director. Gender at Work offers thought leadership, training, and consulting services to organizations that wish to create cultures of equality and inclusionCo-host of the podcast Gender at WorkFormer board member, ActionAid InternationalFormer leader on gender issues at BRACPh.D. in Educational Administration and Organizational Behavior from Columbia University, USAQuotes“Organizations are broken because people are broken” “ Organizations tend to default to patriarchal and hierarchical forms unless that is interrupted through intentional leadership practices" “What does care mean in an organizational context?"We discussed:Gender and power dynamics in organizationsWho gets access to resources and to information, how priorities are set etc. are all part of these power dynamicsThe nature of organizational culture as it relates to genderHow to practice self-reflectiveness about deep-seated norms in organizationsAruna has co-authored a book named 'Gender at Work: Theory and Practice for 21st Century Organizations' which is available at several online booksellers, including this one.Website: www.genderatwork.org Aruna’s LinkedIn profileMedium: https://medium.com/@arunarao_79321Click here to subscribe to be alerted when new podcast episodes come out or when Tosca produces other thought leadership pieces.Or email Tosca at [email protected] if you want to talk about your social sector organization’s needs, challenges, and opportunities.You can find Tosca’s content by following her on her social media channels: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Youtube