Calling women hysterical or overly emotional is a story as old as time, as evidenced even by the use of the word hysterical. Hysterical has the same Greek root as the word hysterectomy and actually means “uterus”. While it can seem like a cultural norm, calling women crazy or hysterical (or any variation) is a way of silencing women.
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We in the C-Suite are dedicated to making sure that women are promoted to and coached through executive positions in schools, districts, and universities. To learn more about women in leadership this week, we take a broad look at how women lead in other sectors.
Read MoreHave you ever left a conversation feeling uncomfortable, but you couldn’t quite put your finger on the cause? Perhaps there was something inappropriate about that interaction, but you may have had a hard time identifying it as explicitly t racist, sexist, or misogynistic. Maybe you felt as though it was, but also worried that you’d be deemed too politically correct if you said something. You’re not alone and you may not be wrong.
Read MoreWelcome back to Have a Seat with the C-Suite. We are all politics and policy nerds so this week we bring you a roundup focused on exactly that. An unprecedented number of women and people of color are running for office at all levels. The articles below offer some additional context that may be of interest to educators and fellow wonk wannabees.
Read MoreThe argument that women just aren’t suited for leadership positions is not often stated explicitly but instead undergirds a lot of the biases against women in leadership and so it is essential to address it. We often see it embedded in coded language, like the language I discussed in my last blog, which implies or directly states that women can’t handle the pressure of leadership.
Read MoreLast week, the C-Suite focused on issues of education and access for women globally. This week, we look at how gender equity emerges in issues of financial access.
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