title: Beyond dualism: leading out of oppression.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To reexamine our beliefs about our gender identity in order to identify new possibilities for leading in nursing.
  
  
  METHODS
  Leadership is complex. This article is the result of a lengthy iterative process of exploring the empowerment, image, leadership, feminist, and oppression literature. All of this was distilled in the context of the author's experience as a nurse and nurse leader.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Moving beyond dualism creates new possibilities for leading nurses out of oppression.
authors: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Breast Health Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R2H 3C3. karen.fletcher@cancercare.mb.ca
authors: Karen
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authors: Fletcher