Feminist leadership: Does being a strong woman while leading, equal 'feminist leadership'?

Readers of the Observant know that the future and quality of leadership is again a popular topic. Prof. Martin Paul will say farewell to us via his own musings on leadership. In my case, I was recently invited as a speaker and mentor for a Summer School for Female Leadership that took place in Lisbon. One of my roles was to be part of a panel entitled “Global Order: Leading with purpose for a sustainable, inclusive world.” Amongst the questions sent by the moderator of the panel, the journalist and opinion shaper Shada Islam, was the intriguing question: “‘Feminist leadership’ what is it, does it exist and if it does, is it good, bad or unimportant?”