Like my other colleagues, when I searched for information on Tempered Radicals there was actually very little direct information that I came across. However, I did come across a very interesting dissertation entitled:
TEMPERED RADICALS AND SERVANT LEADERS: PORTRAITS OF SPIRITED
LEADERSHIP AMONGST AFRICAN WOMEN LEADERS
http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/send-pdf.cgi?bgsu1143220309. This is the work of
Faith Wambura Ngunjiri, Bowling Green University, 2006.
Her disseratation focused on African Women in Leadership Positions. The purpose of Dr. Ngunjiri study was to "understand women’s leadership through the lived
experiences of women leaders from Africa. Here study focuses on how these
women leaders navigated the intersecting oppressive forces ranging from gender, culture,
religion, social norm stereotypes, race, marital status and age as they attempted to lead for social justice."
While I have not finished reading the entire disseration it is very interesting see the structure of her disseration and how these women lead in their respective countries and positions despite their obstacles.
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I think these women portrayed in the dissertation probably have no choice but to stick around and be a tempered radical -- even if they do not identify as being such (I admit, I did not read the dissertation, so I am making assumptions). It is so difficult for women to achieve leadership roles in Africa and once she finds it within one organization, there really may be no other places to go to. So even though she has to put up with gender stereotyping, sexual harassment, public inquiries about her marital status, the whereabouts of her children, and her husband's approval of her work, etc. -- she may have no choice but to stick it out and be a tempered radical.
In the US, many people get too fed up too quickly to stick around for slow change in the organizations we belong to (myself included). It's much easier to say -- THE HELL WITH THIS -- and move on to the next opportunity.
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