It’s a Philly Jawn: Pathways of Philadelphia Minoritized Women Senior Leaders in P–20 Education

• In Event: BIPOC Women in Educational Leadership

Abstract

Employing an intersectional feminist framework, this study provides an understanding of the experiences of minoritized women educational leaders in senior level roles in Philadelphia. Using a narrative inquiry merged with an intrinsic case study design, this study addresses gaps in literature focusing on minoritized women in P-20 educational leadership through restorying and counter narratives, allowing for the narratives of individual women to be amplified to shed light onto the continued gender and non-dominant inequities within educational institutions. The narratives demonstrated the challenges they encountered of discrimination, pressure to perform, tokenism, and lack of professional networks. They provided insights into how these women navigated these challenges including authenticity, audacity, playing the game, and the assistance of allies and advocates.

Author

• Katrina Struloeff, University of Pennsylvania