Women Business Leaders: Identity, Resistance, and Alternative Forms of Knowledge in Saudi Arabia

Cover
Endorsements
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Part I: Introduction, Theory, and Methodology
1. Introduction
	\"The Personal is Political\"
	Why Saudi Women in Leadership?
	Context: Saudi Arabia and Gender
	Saudi Women in Leadership: (Un)knowns
	Research Questions
	Postcolonial Feminism: An Unveiling Process
	Methodology
	Analysis: Narratives, Discourses, and Carrying Capacity
	Theoretical and Practical Contributions
	Structure of Book
	Notes
	References
2. Postcolonial Feminism: An Exploration/Struggle
	Postcolonialism: A Disclaimer
	History of the \"Making of Saudi Arabia\"
	Postcolonialism: An Overview
		Globalization, Modernization, and Colonialism
	Postcolonial Feminism: Threading Pieces
	Islamic Feminism
	Structural Domination and Suppression of the Heterogeneity of Saudi Women
		Resistance
	The Production of a Singular and Monolithic Saudi Woman
	The Codification of \"Knowledge\" about Saudi Women
	The Power of Representation: A Final Note
	Summary of Chapter 2
	Notes
	References
3. Research Design: A Closer Look
	Master Narrative
	Counter Narratives
	My Narrative: Being Reflexive
	A Note on Language
	Data Analysis
		Narrative Analysis
		Critical Discourse Analysis
			Examples of \"power of discourse\"
			Examples of \"power over discourse\"
	Summary of Chapter 3
	Note
	References
Part II: Master Narrative
4. Master Narrative
	Master Narrative: Gender and Saudi Arabia
		Earlier Works on Women in Saudi Arabia
		Saudization
		Segregation
		Gender and Leadership in Saudi Arabia
		Gender and Leadership in Western Scholarship: Connecting Literature from the Saudi Context
	Vision 2030 and Women
	Colonizing Saudi Women: Missing Pieces
		Structural Domination and Suppression of the Heterogeneity of Saudi Women
		The Production of a Singular and Monolithic Saudi Woman
		The Codification of \"Knowledge\" about Saudi Women
	Summary of Chapter 4
	Notes
	References
Part III: Counter Narratives
5. Leadership Identity
	Once Upon a Time: The 80s\' Part I
	Once Upon a Time: The 80s\' Part II
	A Note on Context
	Asserting Identity and Balancing People\'s Perceptions
		\"Lady, Lady. I am Real Woman\"
		Ms. Green
		The Sweet Spot
		The Western Woman
		The Mother Role
	The Intersections of Gender and Leadership in the Saudi Context
		Hijazy Woman in Riyadh
		Bedouin: The Question of Origin and \"Saudi\" Identity
		The Liberal Woman
	Discussion and the Power of Multiplicity
	Summary of Chapter 5
	Notes
	References
6. Workplace Resistance
	The Body as a Site of Resistance
		My Balls
		Body Presentation
		Dress
	Structural Power and Resistance
		Resisting Masculine Structures
		Negotiating for Women
		Barriers to Presentation
		Diwaniya and Resistance
	Bending Organizational Rules and Playing the Game
	Persistence as Resistance
	Strategic Silence
	Self-Reflection as Resistance
	Discussion
	Summary of Chapter 6
	Notes
	References
7. Alternative Forms of Knowledge
	Alternative Forms of Knowledge: The Heterogeneity of Feminism
		Humanism and not Feminism
		Equal but Different Thesis
		The Theft of History
		Islam and the Feminist Debate
		Yes I Am, But ...
		A Last Quote: Context Matters
	Discussion of Findings: Structure and Agency
	The Macro: Power of a Discourse
		Discourse of National Reform
		Commodification of Gender
	The Micro: Power over a Discourse
		How do Saudi women leaders construct their leadership identities?
		How do Saudi women leaders resist power in the workplace?
		What are the alternatives forms of knowledge that can be surfaced from Saudi women leaders\' narratives?
	Theoretical Contribution
	Practical Contribution
	Summary of Chapter 7
	Notes
	References
Part IV: Beyond the Narratives
8. Reflexivity: Past, Processes, and Future Direction
	Upbringing
	Organizational Opportunities and Memories
		The Daughter
		Absent Women
		Just a Pretty Face
		Convincing Man
	Flipping the Master Narrative
	Limitations and Future Direction
	Concluding Remarks
	Notes
	References
Appendix A. Data Collection
	Research Paradigm
	Women of the Study: Recruitment and Characteristics of the Women
	Interviews
	References
Index