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Arab Women in Management and Leadership

Stories from Israel

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  1. Khalid Arar
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  2. Tamar Shapira
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  3. Faisal Azaiza
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  4. Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz
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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Introduction and the Women Leaders’ Stories

    • Khalid Arar, Tamar Shapira, Faisal Azaiza, Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz
    Pages 1-12

  3. Arab Women’s Leadership

    • Khalid Arar, Tamar Shapira, Faisal Azaiza, Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz
    Pages 13-38

  4. “They Didn’t Consider Me, and No One Even Took Me into Account”

    • Khalid Arar, Tamar Shapira, Faisal Azaiza, Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz
    Pages 39-58

  5. Challenging Cultural Norms

    • Khalid Arar, Tamar Shapira, Faisal Azaiza, Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz
    Pages 59-74

  6. Women in Male Territory

    • Khalid Arar, Tamar Shapira, Faisal Azaiza, Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz
    Pages 75-96

  7. “I Was Always a Believer, Only the Clothing Was Missing”

    • Khalid Arar, Tamar Shapira, Faisal Azaiza, Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz
    Pages 97-123

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 125-143
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About this book

An exploration of the life-stories of 22 pioneer Arab women who have forged their path to management and leadership in education and welfare, overcoming challenges imposed by a patriarchal society that sees female leadership as a threat.

Reviews

"This groundbreaking study of Arab women leaders in Israel makes a major contribution to the literature on contemporary leadership. It is a must read for anyone eager to learn social justice and activism from these extraordinary women." - Margaret Grogan, professor of Educational Leadership and Policy School of Educational Studies, Claremont Graduate University

About the authors

Author Khalid Arar: Khalid Arar is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Academic Studies and principal of the Jaljoulia Home of Education and Sciences High School in Israel. Author Tamar Shapira: Tamar Shapira is a researcher and colleague at the Jewish-Arab Center, University of Haifa, Israel and serves as a lecturer and as a thesis adviser for the MEd program at the Gordon College of Education, Haifa. Author Faisal Azaiza: Faisal Azaiza is the head of the School of Social Work in the University of Haifa's Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences and is a member of the Council for Higher Education in Israel and heads its subcommittee for universities and education colleges. Author Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz: Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz is a professor eEmeritus of Social-Educational Psychology at the University of Haifa in Israel.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Arab Women in Management and Leadership

  • Book Subtitle: Stories from Israel

  • Authors: Khalid Arar, Tamar Shapira, Faisal Azaiza, Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137319333

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Khalid Arar, Tamar Shapira, Faisal Azaiza, and Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-03293-5Published: 21 February 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-44132-7Published: 21 February 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-31933-3Published: 20 February 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 143

  • Topics: Business Strategy/Leadership, Business Ethics, Management, Gender Studies

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