Model of Achieving Leadership Positions among Kurdish Women in Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Ph.D Candidate, Department of Human Resource Managementو Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor of Public Administration, University of Tehran

3 Full Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Kurdish women are more active in social scenes than Arab women, although despite the fact of being freely present in society, the number of Kurdish women in senior management positions in organizations and society are very low. The purpose of this research which used Classic grounded theory was to design a model for women's achievement to leadership positions in the Iraqi Kurdistan region. Theoretical sampling has been used to reach the categories to theoretical saturation. Sixteen women participated in this study have high-level, managerial and leadership positions in Iraqi Kurdistan region. The seven saturated categories of research are; Patriarchal norms with religious cover and Kurdish tribal culture, oil and Dutch disease in the Iraqi Kurdish region, the negative qualities of women in Kurdistan, having the support of prominent families and influential members of the tribe and the party, facilitators for achieving Leadership, having mentor and coach, and leadership traits. Based on these categories, a model is presented. The main finding of this study is that women need a strong and influential family to reach leadership positions. In addition, they must have some leadership traits, role model and mentor. Also, facilitating factors such as the quota, ease women's achievement to leadership.

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