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Although women make up a majority of museum professionals, they are significantly under-represented in leadership roles. Why is this? The exception to this trend is this session’s panel of dynamic speakers who represent success in both vertical leadership (to director level) and horizontal leadership (experts in a specialist area) in different parts of the world. The speakers, each with their own unique experience and opinions, will reflect on the strategies, challenges, and decisions that have shaped their professional journeys. These personal insights will stimulate further workshop discussions with the audience to help us collectively imagine the benefits of a more equitably-led museum field.
Facilitator
Session speakers
Director
Museum of London
London
United Kingdom
Representative of vertical leadership in the field of museum leadership to director level
Director General
National Museums of World Culture
Stockholm
Sweden
Representative of vertical leadership in museums to director level
Director of Exhibitions
Representative of horizontal leadership in the field of museum exhibition design and development
N America Representative
MuseumsPartner
Calgary
Canada
Representative of vertical leadership in science centres to director level
Vice President of Exhibitions
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Representative of horizontal leadership in the field of museum exhibition