What is the Representation Problem?

Whilst women leaders are well represented in middle leader roles, they are disproportionately underrepresented in senior roles in educational organisations globally, despite women making up the majority of the education workforce.

'To break a glass ceiling, we must first have the possibility to access opportunities, be given the time to showcase skillset, and know that the other side of the ceiling exists for us to take up space in it.'  (Sheree Atcheson, Forbes, 13th May 2021)

Through our campaign to increase representation of women in education leadership, we are:

Offering #WomenEd cohorts for women who are part of a senior leadership team in England to gain a Senior Leaders Masters / Apprenticeship in partnership with the National College for Education

Offering events and videos to support women to move forward in their leadership journey

Our Achievements

Published a wide range of blogs and videos about gender assumptions, leadership mindset and gaining leadership posts

Supported school business leaders as leaders in education

Supported middle leaders who aspire to senior leadership

Encouraged women to be board members

Encouraged Early Career Teachers to think about becoming leaders

Shared videos of events about:    

• being a female headteacher in the UK
  
• female leadership in the USA
  
• female leadership in Middle East and North Africa
  
• female leadership globally
  

Held a panel discussion at our 2021 global unconference asking ‘Is Headship worth it?’ in the UK and globally as well as in our 2020 global unconference

Held a panel discussion on Leadership Development through the lens of a woman at our 2021 global unconference

Hosted a presentation on how educational leaders can make recruitment less biased

Written a chapter in 10%Braver: Inspiring Women to Lead Education

Written about how to attract more women to senior leadership

Get Involved!

Read our blogs, watch our videos

Watch our advice about writing a job application that gets results

Apply for your next leadership step - watch our Career Clincs videos

Watch 'How to smash through glass ceilings for women leaders in education in England'

Join our #WomenEd Senior Leaders Masters / Apprenticeship

Be an advocate and supporter of women leaders as a male educator and leader, and in 10%Braver: Inspiring Women to Lead Education and Being 10%Braver