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Title: The Underrepresentation of Female Superintendents
Language: English
Authors: Sharon Deland
Source: Journal for Leadership and Instruction. 2025 24(1):37-40.
Availability: SCOPE Education Services. 100 Lawrence Avenue, Smithtown, NY 11787. Tel: 631-360-0834; Fax: 631-360-8489; e-mail: contact@scopeonline.us; Web site: http://scopeonline.us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 4
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Females, Women Administrators, Disproportionate Representation, Superintendents, Correlation, Self Efficacy, Occupational Aspiration, Gender Differences, Career Choice, Vocational Maturity, Decision Making
Geographic Terms: New York
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Career Decision Making Self Efficacy Scale
ISSN: 2475-6032
2475-6040
Abstract: This study examined the issue regarding the disparity of female public-school superintendents. The findings contribute to the current knowledge base regarding the underrepresentation of women in the chief executive position for a school district. It utilized Lent, Brown & Hackett's (2002) social cognitive career theory as its conceptual framework in that the dearth of female superintendents may be correlated to the differences in one's self-efficacy and self-imposed limitations. This study revealed that the underrepresentation of female superintendents is the result of two conditions. One is an ambition gap as a statistically significant difference existed between the percentage of males versus females who aspired to the superintendency. The second is the impact of the participants' self-evaluation and multiple roles balancing on their self-efficacy.
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