Jana L. Carlisle is Founder and Lead Consultant for Educational Support Consulting, USA.

• Series Editors’ Foreword Preface 1. Introduction—a Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: What’s This All About?2. Lean In or Shove Off: Leadership Models and Stories3. What We Stand For: Purpose, Identity, and Power4. Hummingbird: Navigating Challenges to Women’s Leadership5. Yellow Brick Road: Leadership Routes and Areas of Knowledge6. The Dance: Standards and Dispositions for Women Educational Leaders7. Still Standing: Strategies and SupportsAppendicesA: List of Respondents B: List of AbbreviationsC: Elements to Support an Audit of Leadership Development Capacity Notes References Index

This book is a thought-provoking exploration of the barriers women face in achieving leadership roles in education. The author not only highlights the challenges but also offers clear, research-based strategies for overcoming them. ... A valuable addition to the literature on leadership, especially for those interested in understanding and dismantling the structural inequities that persist in educational institutions.