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Disruptive Women: A WomenEd Guide to Equitable Action in Education

By: Vivienne Porritt, Lisa Hannay, Natasha Hilton

Product Details

Grade Level: PreK-12
ISBN: 9781529673265
Published By: Sage UK
Year: 2024
Page Count: 232
Publication date: October 18, 2024

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Description

Disruptive Women is your guide to changing the status quo in the education system.

Drawing from rich, varied perspectives from across the global WomenEd community it offers guidance, solidarity and real-life examples of how to make change happen in four vital areas:

Increasing the representation of women in educational leadership
Breaking down barriers that exclude diverse women from leadership roles
Disrupting the gender pay gap for women leaders
Championing flexible working for more equitable working cultures

This is unmissable reading for anyone working in schools, universities and other educational organisations who recognises the need to disrupt, innovate and to change education to be more inclusive, equitable and diverse.

Author(s)

Vivienne Porritt

Joyously, Vivienne Porritt OBE is a co-founder, trustee and Global Strategic Leader of WomenEd, a global charity which empowers and elevates aspiring and existing women leaders in education.

As a leadership consultant, Vivienne supports school and trust leaders with vision, strategy, professional learning and development, impact evaluation and DEIJ and she is also a coach and holds several governance roles. Vivienne is a former secondary headteacher and Vice President of the Chartered College of Teaching as well as Director for School Partnerships at University College London, Institute of Education.

She writes for practitioner and academic journals and is co-editor of 10% Braver: Inspiring Women to Lead Education (Sage, 2019) and Being 10% Braver (Sage/Corwin, 2021).

Lisa Hannay

Lisa Hannay is an Assistant Principal in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Lisa’s WomenEd journey began at a conference many years ago when she attended two WomenEd sessions. There was a palpable energy that was uplifting and empowering. Lisa discovered that the mission and values of WomenEd aligned beautifully with her own desire to create disruption and to challenge the status quo. Lisa wrote a chapter for the second WomenEd book, Being 10% Braver, and has contributed to articles spotlighting women in leadership along with Vivienne Porritt. Lisa is one of the trustees and Global Strategic Leaders for WomenEd and gets up every morning to cause a little good trouble.

Natasha Hilton

My journey in education began back in 2006, when I eagerly stepped into the bustling halls of inner-city London schools. I immersed myself in the dynamic landscape of education, refining my skills and nurturing a deep passion for learning. In 2014, fuelled by a desire for new experiences and challenges, I made the bold decision to embark on an international adventure. With my family by my side, we embarked on a journey that led us to Oman, where I continued my career in education within a global context by 2020 during the height of the pandemic my journey took me to Qatar where I am now based.

As I navigated the intricacies of international education, I found myself drawn to a new mission: supporting and empowering women in leadership roles. Over the years, my firsthand experiences have highlighted the barriers that women often face on their leadership journey. Driven by a dedication to equality and progress, I have committed myself to breaking down these barriers and championing the advancement of women in the field.

Through mentorship, advocacy, and a relentless pursuit of change, I strive to create a more inclusive and equitable environment for all aspiring female leaders in education as a trustee and Global Strategic Leader for WomenEd.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Increasing the representation of women in leadership

Chapter 1 Time to use our superpowers

Chapter 2 Powerful stories

Chapter 3 Harnessing the power of professional learning networks

Chapter 4 Imposter syndrome: quietening the voices in our heads

Chapter 5 Networking to develop and innovate

Chapter 6 Disrupting social norms: the Dream Gap Project

Case Study 1 Confronting unconscious bias

Part 2: Breaking barriers: diverse women in educational leadership

Chapter 7 The diversity gap: what is the current state of play in education?

Chapter 8 Take your seat at the table!

Chapter 9 How diverse is it ‘really’? The data linked to leadership in schools

Chapter 10 Letting go of imposter syndrome: writing herstory

Chapter 11 A different kind of brain: what are the benefits and barriers of neurodivergent women in leadership?

Chapter 12 Diverse leadership: if you can’t see it, be it!

Chapter 13 How do we level the playing field?

Case Study 2 Fitting into the mould: do you have to change who you are?

Case Study 3 The F Word: Failure

Part 3: Disrupting the gender pay gap for women leaders

Chapter 14 Systemic sexism: the global gender pay gap

Chapter 15 Disrupting the gender pay gap: empowering female middle leaders to progress into senior leadership

Chapter 16 Negotiating salaries

Chapter 17 Why isn’t my gender pay gap improving?

Chapter 18 Mind the gap? Yes, so let’s do something about it!

Case Study 4 The gender pay gap in a higher education organisation

Case Study 5 Disrupt the gender pay gap: know your worth

Part 4: Flexible working: culture change required

Chapter 19 Flexible working: a sustainable solution?

Chapter 20 The future of flexible working - the impact of the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill

Chapter 21 Miscarriage is not a dirty word: why we should normalise talking about baby loss

Chapter 22 Finding opportunities and freedom through flexible working

Chapter 23 Is there a parental penalty in education?

Chapter 24 Making more of menopause

Chapter 25 Menopause and flexible working: starting conversations

Chapter 26 What’s your problem with flexible working?

Case Study 6 Negotiating flexible working: upholding your principles

Case Study 7 The big wheel of flexible working

Case Study 8 Including women

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