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Melka, Tizita Lemma; Warkineh, Turuwark Zalalam; Sperandio, Jill – Online Submission, 2020
This study sought to identify the factors contributing to the ongoing under-representation of women in primary school leadership in Ethiopia with the larger aim of developing recommendations for interventions to rectify this situation. A qualitative research plan was adopted that sought to identify factors through an examination of the lived…
Descriptors: Women Administrators, Instructional Leadership, Elementary Schools, School Districts
Selzer, Robin Arnsperger; Robles, Richard – Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education, 2019
This study explores and shares key professional development advice related to career paths, challenges faced, and lessons learned from senior women leaders at a public, urban, research university. Interviews were conducted as part the NASPA Alice Manicur Symposium, a national student affairs leadership development program for women. Findings…
Descriptors: Women Administrators, Leadership Training, Females, Urban Schools
Monge, Louise – Teaching Science, 2016
In March 2016, representatives from Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA) were invited to BHP Billiton's head office in Melbourne, Australia, to listen to astronautical engineer and NASA New Horizons Mission Operations Manager Alice Bowman discuss her career trajectory and the role her choices in education played in her success. Alice…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Career Development, Career Choice
Marine, Susan B.; Martínez Alemán, Ana M. – Review of Higher Education, 2018
In an exploratory qualitative study, the generational dispositions of tenured women faculty from the Boomer Generation were examined. As pioneers and now senior members in the academic profession in the Golden Era of American higher education, they exist in a common historical location characterized by cultural forces and events that helped to…
Descriptors: Women Faculty, Professional Identity, Feminism, Qualitative Research
Liang, Jia G.; Sottile, James; Peters, April L. – Gender and Education, 2018
Little is known about Asian American women administrators in the public schools. The study sought to understand the pathways of Asian American women to school leadership. In-depth interviews and researcher reflective memos were the primary data sources. The participants included 15 Asian American female school administrators in two states. We…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Females, Administrators, Public Schools
Moreno, Melissa Gearhart – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Women are underrepresented in technology careers because they pursue technology degrees less frequently and leave technology careers at greater numbers than do men. By analyzing a representative dataset of college graduates with degrees in computer science, computer engineering, and management information systems, this study identified…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Females, Technology Education, Disproportionate Representation
Brazil-Cruz, Lisceth; Flores, Yvette – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
Many barriers have prevented women from advancing in academic STEM careers, especially women of color. Few studies have focused on the career paths of Latina STEM scholars and challenges they face as both women and as members of an ethnic minority group. We are investigating the career paths of former Latina UC President Postdoctoral fellows in…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Teaching Methods, Identification (Psychology), Females
Lindstrom, Lauren; Hirano, Kara A.; Ingram, Angela; DeGarmo, David S.; Post, Cindy – Journal of Career Development, 2019
Young women with disabilities often experience limited career options and opportunities. This study provides an overview and preliminary results from the "Paths 2 the Future" (P2F) curriculum designed to meet the unique career development needs of young women with disabilities. P2F includes 75 lessons covering topics of self-awareness,…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Females, High School Students, Career Education
Yamaguchi, Ryoko; Burge, Jamika D. – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the narratives of 93 Black women in computing in the USA to identify salient themes that are at the intersection of race and gender in the field of computer science. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses a multi-method approach with a survey to describe the sample and a series of focus…
Descriptors: Blacks, African Americans, Females, Computer Science
Grandberry, Sandi – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This dissertation is an exploratory case study of senior women who work at an unnamed State Legislature at all levels from clerical to elected legislator. The senior women explained why they remain in the workforce and how education impacts that decision. The older women in this study explain remaining in the workforce for one of two reasons:…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Age Differences, Older Adults, Females
Maranto, Robert; Carroll, Kristen; Cheng, Albert; Teodoro, Manuel P. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2018
Even though the teaching profession is dominated by women, men hold more superintendent positions. The authors examine the pipeline that leads to the principalship and the superintendency and how it has evolved over time. They note school boards are more likely to perceive high school principals and athletic coaches as plausible superintendents,…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Gender Differences, Principals, Educational History
Westerband, Yamissette Milagros – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Latinas are underrepresented within the professorate and within doctoral programs, particularly within Research Intensive Institutions. This dissertation explores how the doctoral socialization process impacts the pipeline from the Ph.D. to scholarly careers for Latinas in Research universities. Given the low numbers of representation and…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Females, Disproportionate Representation, Doctoral Programs
Martinez, Melissa A.; Rivera, Marialena; Marquez, Jocabed – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2020
Purpose: With the rise of the Latinx student population in the United States and the urgency to meet the needs of this diverse community, there has been an increased concern and interest in preparing more Latinx educators and school leaders. This study contributes to this knowledge base by centering the voices and experiences of four Latina school…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Women Administrators, Females, Instructional Leadership
Finn, Kirsty – Journal of Education and Work, 2017
University-to-work transitions tend to be discussed in terms of skills, outcomes and the readiness of graduates for an increasingly insecure and flexible labour market. Such a focus on individual attributes and orientations depicts graduates as lonely and ostensibly rational figures; disembedded from their intimate networks and devoid of emotional…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Longitudinal Studies, Females, Graduate Surveys
Medrano, Vivian A. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Purpose: This qualitative, phenomenological study explored the effect of mentoring in the degree attainment and career paths of first generation Mexican American women who are employed in senior administrative leadership roles at Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs). Methodology: This exploratory study employed a phenomenological research…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Phenomenology, Mentors, Mexican Americans