Introduction The topic of leadership has been addressed and applied for millennia. Yet, is only within the past 80 years that leadership has been a topic of serious discussion. It is important to understand variables relevant to effective leadership. Gender is one such variable that must be examined with regard to optimising leadership effectiveness. This
Introduction Civil Society organizations (CSOs) are enormously important players in governance and development. They provide development services and humanitarian relief, innovate the service deleivery, build local capacity and advocate with and for the poor or voiceless and powerless. Acting alone, however, their impact is limited in scope, scale and sustainability, that is why CSOs need