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Women secondary head teachers in England: where are they now?

Fuller, Kay

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Authors

KAY FULLER Kay.Fuller@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Gender and Educational Leadership



Abstract

The underrepresentation of women in secondary school headship in England and elsewhere is an early and longstanding theme in the women and gender in educational leadership literature. The purpose of this article is to report findings from a statistical survey of secondary school head teachers across England. Data available in the public domain on school websites have been collated during a single academic year to present a new picture of where women lead secondary schools in England. Mapping the distribution of women by local authority continues to show considerable unevenness across the country. This article argues that a geographical perspective still has value. It might influence the mobilization of resources to targeted areas and ultimately result in women’s proportionate representation in school leadership. Alongside this is a need for schools and academy trusts to comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty.

Citation

Fuller, K. (2017). Women secondary head teachers in England: where are they now?. Management in Education, 31(2), 54-68. https://doi.org/10.1177/0892020617696625

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 11, 2017
Online Publication Date Apr 4, 2017
Publication Date Apr 4, 2017
Deposit Date Apr 12, 2017
Publicly Available Date Apr 12, 2017
Journal Management in Education
Print ISSN 0892-0206
Electronic ISSN 1741-9883
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 31
Issue 2
Pages 54-68
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0892020617696625
Keywords Educational leadership, Gender, Women head teachers
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/854352
Publisher URL http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0892020617696625
Additional Information Copyright © 2017 by British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS)
Contract Date Apr 12, 2017

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