Description
Decades of research highlight that the experiences of women leaders remain theoretically narrow and contextually under-scrutinised. In this respect, more theorisation, discussion and practice sharing is needed to understand the diverse configurations and facets of gender in leadership.
This webinar seeks to foster dialogue about the situated nature of gender in leadership by focusing on experiences of Women Executives in Latin America. Building on decolonial frameworks, institutional analysis and empirical research, the panelists address the multifaceted experiences of women entrepreneurs and executives and shed light on gendered barriers.
They are going to share their theoretical and methodological expertise to broaden our horizon of understanding on gender in leadership and in doing so inspire new research avenues.
Provider Information
BAM Gender in Management Special Interest Group
Speakers
Dr Beatrice Avolio
Dr Beatrice Avolio is Full Professor and Head of the Graduate Business Department at CENTRUM PUCP Business School in Peru.
A founding member of the school, she has held several senior academic leadership positions and is internationally recognised for her research on gender equality, women's leadership, diversity and inclusion, and responsible management.
Her work has been published in leading international journals, and she serves on the advisory and governing boards of several global academic organisations. Dr. Avolio is committed to advancing inclusive leadership and increasing women's participation in decision-making roles across Latin America.
Dr Gina Zabludovsky Kuper
Dr Gina Zabludovsky Kuper holds a doctorate in Sociology and is Full Professor and Senior Researcher at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
She is a pioneer of research on women in senior economic leadership positions in Mexico, and has worked with the women's programmes of international bodies including the United Nations, the OECD and APEC. Her research has been published in 30 books and 150 chapters with academic publishers.
Among these, she is the author of Mujeres empresarias y ejecutivas en México. Diagnósticos y desafíos (Women Entrepreneurs and Executives in Mexico: Diagnoses and Challenges) and editor of Mujeres en cargos de dirección en América Latina (Women in Senior Leadership Positions in Latin America).
Dr Mariana I. Paludi, PhD,
Dr Mariana I. Paludi, PhD is an assistant Professor (tenure-track) in the Department of Commercial Engineering at Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile.
She holds a PhD in Management from Saint Mary's University (Canada). Her research examines gender, diversity and organizations from qualitative and critical perspectives, with a focus on Latin America.
Her work has explored women executives, diversity management, organizational storytelling and decolonial feminism, including studies of multinational organizations and historical representations of Latin America. She has published in journals such as Critical Perspectives on International Business, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and Management & Organizational History.
Dr Lidia Heller
Dr Lidia Heller has over 15 years of experience designing and facilitating leadership, management, team and organizational development programs for women in the Argentina and abroad.
Lidia coaches senior and mid level women managers and leaders, primarily in private organizations. She specializes in designing and conducting learning needs and organizational assessments, state-of-the-art, high impact experiential training programs, team building interventions, change management initiatives, organizational development interventions, and strategic planning, program planning, and training impact assessment activities.
She is currently the project manager for LAWOMAN-NET the Elearning Training Program with ASDI. Her other clients include The World Bank, where she was the coordinator of a special project for the “National Cousel of Women in Argentina.” She is also designing knowledge-sharing workshops for some private companies: W-M, Dupont, IBM. Other clients include the International Development Bank, Kellog Foundation, GTZ where she serves as the project leader of the Women's Leadership and Management Course. These courses has been delivered in Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, Bolivia and Argentina.
Chair
Noemi Cardenas Valtierra
Noemi C. Valtierra is a part-time Doctoral Candidate in Management at the University of Leicester and Senior Manager, Talent Management at Dauch Corp Mexico. Her research focuses on gendered pipelines to executive positions, applying action research methodologies to diagnose and dismantle systemic barriers in corporate leadership. Noemi's professional expertise spans Talent Management, EDI (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion), Sustainability, and Gender Studies – a hybrid she brings to both academic inquiry and organisational practice. She is currently writing her Literature Review, examining how gendered structures shape career progression to the C-suite. Noemi is interested in bridging rigorous research with tangible talent strategy to build more equitable and effective leadership systems
Xiangyu Sheng
Xiangyu Sheng is a postgraduate researcher at Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester.
Her doctoral project focuses on Patriarchy and Working Women’s Lifecourse in China, drawing on oral biographies to explore the career choices and trajectories of progressional Chinese women in the banking sector.
Dr Elisabeth Anna Guenther
Elisabeth Anna Guenther is a postdoctoral university assistant at the University of Vienna’s Computational Empowerment Lab.
Her work on intersectional interference in the social practice of teaching STEM received several awards. She combines her profound knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methodologies with social theories to unveil implicit inequality practices.
Her current research focusses on intersectional reflexivity in and through digital empowerment. https://www.elisabeth-anna-guenther.eu/
Benefits of attending
- Gain a broader understanding on the situated nature of gender in leadership,
- Opportunity to engage in critically reflective discussions with other gender and management scholars,
- Engage in conversation that builds bridges between diverse knowledge projects.
Event Fee
BAM Members: Free
Non-BAM Members: £60
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Booking Deadline
Registrations close on 13th October 2026 at 23:59 BST
Contact
Please contact the BAM Office at [email protected] with any queries.