When last we left Rebecca, she had just had a heck of a Tuesday. She had a confrontation with a colleague, Ted, and then looked for in vain for support from her administrator, Rick.
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This week, my goal in the C-Suite is to define and demystify a term that appears increasingly in educational equity literature and practice: intersectionality. We’ve referenced intersectionality a few times in AEC blogs, but this week’s deep dive is useful for two reasons: 1) We are committed to bringing cutting-edge knowledge to education leaders and 2) we believe that equipping leaders for education equity includes the exploration and application of useful theoretical frameworks. The blog that follows, then, is structured differently than previous C-Suite roundups. Instead, I offer a brief introduction to the history of intersectionality and then use the roundup portion to demonstrate how critical intersectional work is to all gender equity efforts in education leadership.
Read MoreWelcome back, have a seat, and settle in. We hope you had a great holiday! This week, the C-Suite roundup takes a look at some of the people and science supporting the integration of noncognitive skills into broader education efforts.
Read MoreTwo weeks ago, I asked you to mull about times when you heard women described as “hysterical” or “overly emotional” and to examine the effect of those words on the person being labeled. Thank you to those who reached out with examples. This week, I bring you one of these examples. Obviously, identifying details have been changed to protect the innocent – and the not so innocent.
Read MoreSTEM, STEAM, IDEA, GATE, PACER, TESOL – education is rife with catchy acronyms, but sometimes they come at us so quickly that we lose track of their importance. Today, we home in on issues related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education and why gender equity has to be a top priority in ongoing STEM efforts.
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