...Rema Reynolds Vassar Purpose This study addresses the neglect of Black women principals' wellness in educational leadership research, as they navigate systemic racism, misogynoir, and cultural expectations of self-sacrifice following the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach Employing...

...Nicole A. Pierce; Carrie Lynn Morris Purpose This study aims to illuminate how women educational leaders can utilize third spaces to resist hegemonic leadership norms, engage in critical identity reflection and enact antiracist leadership practices within K-12 districts and schools located...

...Margaret Hudson; Barbara Hickman Purpose The purpose of this research is to examine the work-life balance (WLB) experiences of women principals in rural settings through the lens of role theory. Design/methodology/approach Using a qualitative cross-sectional survey design, the study combines...

...Vicki Park; Amanda Datnow Purpose This study examines how women principals authored reforms in their schools and the resources and multifaceted identities they drew upon to navigate change. Design/methodology/approach Using life history methods, this paper examines data from 20 semi-structured...

...Jill Sperandio; Lavanya Devdas Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the importance of lifestyle factors including geographical relocation, accommodation for dual earner careers, and availability of family or non-family domestic help on the career choices of women assistant...

...Jean C. Marczynski; Gordon S. Gates Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze data gathered in 1998 and 2011 from representative samples of women secondary school principals in Texas to identify differences in personal, professional, leadership, and school characteristics. Design...

...Whitney H. Sherman; Jill Sperandio Purpose The purpose of the paper is to discuss and examine the development of frameworks and models to guide future research into studies of women's paths to educational leadership worldwide. Design/methodology/approach A grounded theory approach...

...Whitney H. Sherman; Faith Wambura Ngunjiri Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explicate spiritual leadership lessons of beneficence, courage, hope and ubuntu/humanness that are derived from the experiences of women leaders in Kenya. The paper seeks to connect African data with existing...

...Whitney H. Sherman; Marianne Coleman Purpose This paper aims to consider what all‐women networks have, and might offer, in terms of support and development of women in educational leadership. Design/methodology/approach The study draws on two case studies of such networks in education...

... to educational excellence for all students and a record of progress in sustaining the school's best features and solving its problems (US Department of Education, 1999). Women Leadership Schools Ghana Throughout history, people have come to believe that leadership is a traditionally masculine...

...Whitney H. Sherman; Tamar Shapira; Khalid Arar; Faisal Azaiza Purpose This paper's purpose is to tell the life‐stories of four women who succeeded in forging paths to senior positions as principals in Arab schools in Israel and to describe the personal, professional and sociopolitical contexts...

...Whitney H. Sherman; Whitney H. Sherman; Danna M. Beaty; Karen S. Crum; April Peters Purpose As women professors of educational leadership who are involved with feminist research and the preparation of k‐12 women leaders, the authors came to the realization that while they have dedicated...

...Whitney H. Sherman; Katherine Cumings Mansfield; Anjalé Welton; Pei‐Ling Lee; Michelle D. Young Purpose There is a meager body of research addressing the role educational leadership preparation programs in colleges and universities play in preparing women leaders. Also educational leadership...

...Whitney H. Sherman; Margaret Grogan Purpose This short essay aims to reflect on the global experiences women in education have had in becoming leaders as noted in the articles in this special issue on women's leadership. Design/methodology/approach The essay draws upon relevant historical...

...Whitney H. Sherman; Rachel McNae Purpose Young women's leadership is an area frequently overlooked in educational leadership development. This paper aims to bring young women's voices into educational leadership conversations and illustrate an alternative approach to young women's leadership...

... contextual factors such as contemporary and traditional Chinese culture and the school's organisational context. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Principals Women Management power Teaching Leadership China It is beyond the scope of this paper to refer to the growing body...

...Yong‐Lyun Kim; C. Cryss Brunner Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate differences and/or similarities between women's and men's career mobility toward the superintendency in terms of career pathways and movement patterns, with specific attention to women's career pathways...

... and career of women in patriarchal, minority groups. Design/methodology/approach Six female Muslim supervisors, who work in the Bedouin pre‐school system in Israel, participated in semi‐structured interviews conducted by the authors. Findings The stories illustrated a connection between “power...

.... Design/methodology/approach In‐depth, qualitative interviews were conducted with ten women university presidents to investigate perceptions and experiences related to the lifetime development of leadership skills, abilities, and competencies. The lived experiences of these women were investigated using...

...Izhar Oplatka Purpose This paper seeks to set the stage for the exploration of female leadership in educational systems within developing countries by reviewing the current research on women in educational administration within developing countries and suggesting future directions for further...