In this
review of literature, we explore women in educational leadership and
distributed leadership. Drawing our analysis from the lens of activity theory,
we investigate how a distributed leadership practice may serve women in
leadership. Findings from the review document a rise of women in leadership
despite persisting barriers, highlighting female leaders as holding specific
traits that inspire safe and collaborative environments drawing a strong
connection with distributed leadership practice. Through the findings and in
attempting to answer our questions with regards to women in leadership and
distributed leadership, we propose further research on the characteristics and
behaviours of leaders in certain cultures, and an in-depth exploration of
distributed leadership as a practice situated through certain cultural
contexts.
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