En la lucha/In the Fight: Latinas' Professional Journeys in School Leadership

• In Event: 42.070 - Defining Latino Educational Leadership: Guiding the Field to Serve Latino Communities and Prepare Latinx Leaders

Abstract

With the rise of the Latinx student population in the U.S. and the urgency to meet the needs of this diverse community, there has been an increased concern and interest in preparing more Latinx educators and school leaders. This qualitative study specifically contributes to this knowledge base by examining the experiences of Latina school leaders in the U.S., as there is little known about this population when compared to their non-Latina female counterparts, as well as their male counterparts. Of particular interest was understanding the career trajectories of Latina school leaders, some of the challenges they face and the types of successes they experience given their gendered, racialized, and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Authors

• Melissa Ann Martinez, Texas State University

• Jocabed Marquez, Texas State University

• Yvette Cantu, Texas State University

• Patricia Rocha, Texas State University

• Marialena Dawn Rivera, Texas State University