Women in education are strongly represented in the classroom but are much less likely to become school district superintendents. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand how women who have been superintendents for at least 3 years experienced mentoring and role preparation as they worked to attain the position. A transcendental…

Women could serve very effectively as line administrators in education if obstacles to their advancement were removed. Researchers in Washington State sent questionnaires to women interested in and qualified for administrative positions, to other women educators, and to public school administrators. Responses showed that while over 65 percent of…