Abstract

North Country (2005) is a fictionalized account of the first groundbreaking successful sexual harassment case in the United States -- Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit. This essay aims to analyze the different roles of leadership and leadership effectiveness in the film North Country.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………...3 2. Defining Leadership, leadership Effectiveness, Theories and Practice………4 3. North Country: defining Aimes’ Leadership Model…………………....…….7 4. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………….9 5. Appendix……………………………………………………………………...11 6. Reference List………………………………………………………………...13

Introduction

North Country (2005) is a fictionalized account of the first groundbreaking successful sexual harassment case in the United States -- Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.

In the late '80s, Josey Aimes fled her abusive husband, and needed to find a way to support her two children. Aimes returned to her hometown in Minnesota and followed the lead of her old friend, who had bucked tradition and found a job in the iron mines. The mines provide a livelihood that has sustained a community for generations. It’s an industry long dominated by men, in a place unaccustomed to change. Aimes found honest labor and a living wage working the mines, but she also discovered she was working with men who were uncomfortable working with women (whose right to work in the mines had been mandated by law almost 15 years prior), and didn't care to show them much respect. However, as Aimes found herself the growing target of sexist jokes and abhorrent behavior, she found that many of her female co-workers were reluctant to