Women Leading Education across the Continents Overcoming the Barriers [Hardcover]

This book brings compelling evidence that the so-called glass ceiling metaphor is an overly simplistic idea that masks the real complexities and barriers facing women around the world. To understand the cultural, political, social and economic forces and how they intersect to discourage and marginalize women in our educational systems at all levels will convince even the most skeptical reader that there remains a long and protracted struggle ahead. The forms that struggle takes will undoubtedly be shaped by the outline of the chapters in this book.Women Leading Education Across the Continents: Overcoming the Barriers is an outstanding collection of research from top scholars writing from various perspectives. They explore women's experiences in formal and informal leadership positions, while also examining womens experiences in leadership preparation programs. Considered as a whole, the book takes a critical yet constructive look at the past and brings readers up to the presentbut the real contribution here is the authors' and editors' insights into possibilities for improved research and practice for women who lead in education. I highly recommend this important book for all scholars and practitioners of educational leadership.In far too many corners of the world, the most serious of all social injustice, in and out of education, is that which relegates the place of women and girls below the status of men. Unfortunately, the policies, theories, and practices dominating the field of educational leadership have contributed to these inequities and social injustices. The truths that womens (and mens) voices tell in this book transcend the struggles of today; and in so doing, anticipate how we might move from the business of education to more effectively begin addressing the challenges of freedom, social justice, and equity around the world. Each section and chapter deconstructs the field of educational leadership through systematic analysis. The book is a thorouglC$