Women Secondary School Educational Leaders by Region in the United States

• In Event: Women as K–12 Leaders

Abstract

The purpose of this literature review is to understand if the demographics and characteristics of female secondary school administrative leaders, or school principals, vary by region in the United States. In the United States, women are more likely to be elementary school principals, less likely to be middle school principals, and least likely to be high school principals. These findings suggest that barriers may exist for female school administrative leaders aspiring to be secondary school leaders. Secondary school administrative leadership experience has implications for those who aspire to the superintendency.

Author

• Bobbie Lyn Brown, University of Portland