When we think of a leader, do we think of a specific gender? Earlier this month, Amy’s blog, What do Shark Attacks Have to do with Superintendents?, discredited the myth that there is a substantial number of women in superintendent positions nationwide. Despite the teacher corps being overwhelmingly occupied by women, men comprise most of the administrative positions in public schools in the United States.
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In this week’s Have a Seat with the C-Suite, we broaden our outlook to include global efforts at gender equity (and global consequences of gender inequity). While our focus is typically on the US context and particularly on US schools, our efforts are designed to complement and echo the work of people worldwide who are already deeply engaged in similar efforts.
Read MoreMentorship of the next generation of leaders is essential and yet women are often left out of these structures, often because of a belief that younger women will not be able to lead, will struggle with conflict, or will be perceived as weaker because of their age and experience.
Read MoreHigher education has been in the news a lot lately and, at least at my institution, the issues in the news become topics of our hallway chatter. This week’s roundup reflects some of the current events I thought were most applicable to both higher ed and K12 colleagues.
Read MoreThis week in the C-Suite we’re talking about work-life balance, impediments to achieving gender equality in schools, teacher walkouts across the country, and the appointment of Dr. Bridget Terry Long to the position of Dean of Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Read MoreSince the inception of Aequitas Educational Consulting, friends and co-workers have asked a million questions, which we love. Commonly, they ask why this work is important. We’ve got lots of answers for that! Sometimes, we hear arguments against the work; individuals contest that it isn’t needed or it isn’t really what schools should be doing right now. These discussions can be tough to have—but they are essential.
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