Aequitas co-founders Lauren Bailes and Lisa Cullington will be in NYC at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) this weekend, April 13 to 17.

Lisa will be presenting "Politics as Blood Sport: Women Leading Boston Public Schools, 1991–2016" in the Leaders Helping Leaders: Research on Superintendancy and Mentorship Relations session on Sunday morning. 

Despite a recent increase, the number of women superintendents has remained remarkably low since the 1800s (AASA, 2015; Shakeshaft, 1999). Using feminist poststructural discourse analysis, this qualitative case study explores racialized and gendered discourses depicting women superintendents in Boston from 1991-2016. The findings of this study can be used to reconceptualize educational leadership and community relations in the 21st century.

If you are passionate about eliminating gender disparities in education, here are some sessions you might be interested in....we hope to see you there!

Leadership, Privilege and Women of Color, Marriott Roundtable Session 28, Saturday April 14th, 2:15 pm, New York Marriott Marquis, 5th Floor, Westside Ballroom Salon 4

Leaders Helping Leaders: Research on the Superintendency and Mentorship Relations, Sunday April 15th, 8:15 am, Park Central Hotel

#MeToo in Educational Settings: Gender and Power, Violence, Harassment, and Empathy, Sunday, April 15th, 10:35 am, New York Hilton Midtown, 4th Floor, New York Suite 

Black Women and Girls in the Education Pipeline, Monday April 16, 12:25 pm, New York Hilton, 2nd Floor, Sutton Center

But Some of Us Are Brave: Existing as Mothers, Teachers, and Scholars, Tuesday April 15th, 8:15 am, New York Midtown Hilton, Concourse Level, Concourse D Room
 

We are excited to elevate and promote the work of our colleagues who are female and people of color and who are working in education policy or education research. We will be using the hashtags #WomenAlsoKnowStuff, #WomenAlsoEdPolicy #POCAlsoEdPolicy

If you'd like to sit down and chat with Lauren and/or Lisa about your school and how Aequitas Educational Consulting can help, reach out on our Contact page!