Of Course You Have Power Batwoman…. But Don't Forget Your Purse!

Abstract

Ihe relationship between power and gender has been a major focus of feminist research, with early feminist theorizing tending to take a structuralist approach. A more recent focus has been on power and gender in their relational aspects, with the analysis of gender and power relations giving more credence to agency (Meyer, 1991). Power is also being viewed as a more nuanced and complex component of gender relations, rather than merely a matter of male domination and control. Click and Fiske (1999) suggested that power relations are not always char acterized by hostility, and they spoke of benevolent relationships. They coined the terms benevolent and hostile sexism, and they recognized that power included aspects of love as well as domination. Women, as well as men, are complicit in sexually exploitative practices that support a power system based on hegemonic masculinity.

Day Camp Leadership: Women's Experiences with Gender Bias, Inequity, and Double Binds

“…Within OEE work environments, gender expectations and stereotypes create unspoken rules about if and how women should and should not lead (Pinch, 2007; Warren et al, 2018). Even campers’ implicit biases shape expectations for women in leadership by favoring male leaders for instruction about skill development (Cousineau & Roth 2012).…”

Empowering Pre-Adolescent Girls

“…Scholarly research on experiential education and learning programs has aimed to recognize the potential of these types of programs offered to today’s youth. Seventeen studies and a meta-analysis were reviewed and synthesized in this study as a result of an exhaustive examination of current research (Barr-Wilson, 2012; Bruening et al, 2009; Budbill, 2008; Cason & Gillis, 1994; Caulkins et al, 2006; Culp, 1998; DeBate et al, 2009; DeBate & Thompson, 2005; DeBate et al, 2007; Denner, Meyer, & Bean, 2010; McKenney, 1996; Passarelli, Hall, & Anderson, 2010; Pinch, 2007; Sammet, 2010; Watson et al, 2000; Whittington, 2006; Whittington & Mack, 2010; Whittington et al, 2011). Nine studies were qualitative, four were quantitative, and four were mixed methods.…”

“…The foci of research and purposes of previous studies in this field have varied, but similar needs could be drawn. For example, common themes within scholarly research were (a) low self-esteem and body image (Barr-Wilson, 2012; Budbill, 2008; DeBate et al, 2009; DeBate & Thompson, 2005; McKenney, 1996), (b) sedentary lifestyles (Barr-Wilson, 2012; Bruening et al, 2009; Budbill, 2008; DeBate et al, 2009; DeBate et al, 2007; Watson et al, 2000), and (c) constraints of femininity (Budbill, 2008; Culp, 1998; Pinch, 2007; Whittington, 2006). Other purposes attended to (a) measuring program effectiveness (Barr-Wilson, 2012; Bruening et al, 2009; Budbill, 2008; McKenney, 1996; Whittington & Mack, 2010; Whittington et al, 2011); (b) enhancing program development (Culp, 1998; Denner et al, 2010; Watson et al, 2000); (c) adding to the small, existing research base (Whittington, 2006); (d) determining benefits of a strengths-based approach (Passarelli et al, 2010); and (e) understanding relational aggression and relationship building (Barr-Wilson, 2012; Sammet, 2010).…”