Beyond dualism: leading out of oppression.
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.
Fletcher
Karen
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Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Breast Health Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R2H 3C3. karen.fletcher@cancercare.mb.ca