Now that we are a few months into 2021, a year that we are desperately hoping will be better than that year that came before this, which shall not be named, I thought that it was time to bring back one of my favorite topics: what I think is great and what I’m mad about. So join me this week for a few rants and raves.
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In schools and universities, men are overrepresented in leadership relative to their representation in the lower and middle levels of the organization. For example, there is a much larger percent of men in principalships—about 48%—relative to the percent of men who are teachers (about 21%). Similarly, women outpace men in earning doctoral degrees but only 23% of college and university presidents are women. Outside of education, only one in five C-suite executives is a woman, which is low but represents a significant increase over the last two decades.
Read MoreRecently, Lauren told us about how the Covid pandemic is having a disproportionate impact on women. Women make up the largest percentage of the teaching workforce and, while many teachers have been able to keep their jobs this year, it is clear that the pandemic has presented myriad challenges for teachers both at work and at home. Remote learning and hybrid learning require a great amount of planning, as teachers adapt their current curricula or design new curricula based on the needs of their students. As an administrator or supervisor, you might be asking yourself what you can do to support your teachers during this tough year.
Read MoreResearch shows that many female professors spend less time on their professional responsibilities and more time on care responsibilities, homeschooling, and housekeeping. Their male colleagues and partners have not experienced the same losses. What does this mean for the future of women’s work?
Read MoreSince March of last year—and nearly the very start of mask-wearing and stay-at-home orders—we’ve seen stories about the ways that women have paid a heavy toll throughout the pandemic. Many women work in the industries hardest hit by COVID-19, which include education, retail, and hospitality. In many of these jobs, employees do not have benefits like sick time or parental leave, and they may not be able to work from home. In those cases, many women have either been forced out of their jobs as businesses closed or downsized severely, or they have exited the workforce after making difficult choices about how to balance work and care responsibilities.
Read MoreWe are certainly all happy to see 2021. If you are a regular here at our AEC blog, welcome back! If you are a new reader, we are so happy to have you here! This blog is for all of our readers, to let you know a little bit about what AEC does and how we can help your school or district improve in the new year.
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