Women Leading Education across the Continents

Helen C. Sobehart is president of Cardinal Stritch University, a former school superintendent, and a winner of the American Association of School Administrator's Dr. Effie H. Jones Humanitarian Award.

• Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 Introduction - Fire, Ice, and the JourneyPart 3 Revolutionary Choices — The Brits, the Yanks, and Gender Identity ItselfChapter 4 OverviewChapter 5 Women In Educational Leadership in EnglandChapter 6 Conscious Leadership in a Political WorldChapter 7 Disappearing GenderPart 8 Desert, Rainforest, and Growing Oasis — Traversing Challenge and Opportunity in AfricaChapter 9 OverviewChapter 10 Status of Educational Leadership and Female Participation: The Case of TanzaniaChapter 11 Prospects and Challenges for Women Seeking Careers and Professional Development in School Administration and Leadership in the Ugandan Education SystemChapter 12 Women on the Rise: Women Navigating across Social, Political, Economical, and Cultural Arenas to Claim Their Stake in Educational Leadership Positions in South AfricaPart 13 A Modern/Ancient Paradox — Issues in China, New Zealand, Melanesia, and AustraliaChapter 14 OverviewChapter 15 The Repositioning of Women in Educational Leadership and Changing the Social Relations Gender in AustraliaChapter 16 Women's Leadership in Educational Decentralization and Parental Involvement: The Case of Hong KongChapter 17 Chinese Women's Participation in Educational Leadership: A Review and Analysis of the Current SituationChapter 18 Women and Educational Leadership in the South PacificPart 19 The Deep Influence of Culture and Personal Values — Greece, Bangladesh, and Muslim SocietyChapter 20 OverviewChapter 21 Leadership, Change, and Gender: Reflections of Greek and U.S. Women LeadersChapter 22 Women and Educational Leadership in a Muslim SocietyChapter 23 Preparing Women for Educational Leadership: Opportunities in Non-Formal Education in BangladeshPart 24 Must Society, Politics, and/or Education Itself Change? — Barriers and Catalysts in Turkey and GermanyChapter 25 OverviewChapter 26 Gender Mainstreaming at German Universities: Successful Strategies of ImplementationChapter 27 Portraying Women Administrators: Turkish CasesChapter 28 Gender Mainstreaming: Women in Leadership and the "Physics of Calamities"Part 29 Voice, Place, and Face — Ways of Knowing in Brazil, Hispanic and Mixed Cultures, and the Caribbean IslandsChapter 30 OverviewChapter 31 Women in Educational Leadership: The Relationship between Contextual Factors and Women's Careers in Educational LeadershipChapter 32 Communicative Actions — The Brazilian Women in Educational LeadershipChapter 33 A Photographic Journey of Discovery: Women and Children Living in Dominica, West IndiesChapter 34 Energy, Spirit, and Light: The Journey's End and Beginning

This book is a must-read by female leaders around the world. The result of teamwork from global educators, Women Leading Education across the Continents focuses on gender, educational leadership, and social justice. Each contribution gives the reader insight into the challenges women face around the world. It is a volume of hope and inspiration for all who have a passion for education.