Professor Valerie Stead
Professor in Leadership and ManagementResearch Overview
Stimulated by the persistent global challenge of women's under-representation in positions of power my research interests lie at the intersection of leadership studies, leadership learning and gender studies. Adopting critical approaches I draw on ideas of gender and power to examine multi-level interrelational dynamics between the individual, the organisation and the social that shape leadership practice and learning of leadership. Current research projects include the TARGETED MPI Horizon2020 international consortium project to advance gender equality in Business and Management Schools, and the role of media in gendered constuctions of leadership and leader identity.
I established and am Director of the Academy for Gender, Work and Leadership, a platform for knowledge exchange and research collaborations including the Gender Matters project.
Current Teaching
My teaching includes research methods and research ethics, learning design and dynamics, gender and leadership.
External Roles
Fellow, British Academy of Management
UNESCO Visiting Scholar, George Washington University, Garaduate School of Education and Human Development (2014-2017)
Professional Role
Deputy Chair University Research Ethics Committee.
PhD Supervision Interests
I am interested in supervising PhD students who wish to study gender and leadership, women's leadership, leadership learning, in particular from sociological and critical perspectives, including within the entrepreneurial context.
TARGETED-MPI - Transparent And Resilient Gender Equality Through Integrated Monitoring Planning and Implementation
01/09/2020 → 31/08/2024
Research
Gender Matters: contemporary challenges for organisations
Invited talk
Women and Leadership: Taking stock and challenges
Invited talk
18th International Studying Leadership Conference
Participation in conference
International Leadership Association 21st Annual Global Conference
Participation in conference
British Academy of Management Conference
Participation in conference
Bourdieu and Research in Organization and Management Studies Symposium
Participation in conference
35th EGOS Colloquium
Participation in conference
International Leadership Association Women's Leadership Affinity Conference
Participation in conference
Promise and Disappointment: Media representations of women's leadership
Invited talk
International Leadership Association Annual Conference
Participation in conference
Women and (In)visibility; examining women middle managers’ experiences
Invited talk
EGOS Colloquium
Participation in conference
Gender Matters
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Media and construction of women’s leadership representations
Invited talk
Work and Organization 10th Biennial Conference
Participation in conference
Leadership and entrepreneurial capacity building for women in Africa’ Next generation Leadership regional Conference
Participation in conference
Women and Leadership in the 21st century
Invited talk
JMS Conference ‘Diversity Perspective on Management: Towards more complex conceptualizations of diversity in management studies
Participation in conference
African Academy of Management Conference
Participation in conference
British Academy of Management 2017
Participation in conference
10th Critical Management Studies Conference
Participation in conference
AMJ Paper and Ideas Development Workshop
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Academy of Management Journal Paper and Ideas Development Workshop
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Gender and Leadership; Challenges and Future Directions
Invited talk
Women and Leadership Webinar Series
Other
15th International Studying Leadership Conference
Participation in conference
32nd EGOS Colloquium
Participation in conference
ESRC Seminar Multi-disciplinary Approaches:Developing Research Priorities and Impact
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Institute for Family Business Annual Conference
Participation in conference
Leadership Excellence and Gender Symposium
Participation in conference
Developing Women’s Leadership: Theory and Practice
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
14th International Studying Leadership Conference (ISLC)
Participation in conference
International Leadership Association’s 17th Annual Global Conference
Participation in conference
2015 Academy of Management Meeting
Participation in conference
Diana International Conference 2015
Participation in conference
Developing Critical Leadership Research
Invited talk
Battle of the Sexes: Leadership in the 21st Century
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Epistemic Objects and Reflexive Cycles: Teaching Gender and Leadership
Invited talk
Advancing Theories of Women and Leadership (Event)
Membership of committee
George Washington University
Visiting an external academic institution
George Washington Unviersity, Graduate School of Education and Human Development
Visiting an external academic institution
Women on company boards. How Norway use Quotas.
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Women and Leadership; a relational lens
Invited talk
- People, Work and Organisation
