The superintendency offers the most powerful and prestigious positions in K-12 public school systems. Few superintendents of these systems in the United States are women, although the majority of teachers are women and many women have leadership positions in schools. There are also increasing numbers of women in administrative preparation programs at institutions of higher education.

This study of 27 highly qualified women in top-level administrative positions in public education was designed to find out what it is like to be a woman aspiring to the executive leadership position. Research...

This study, commissioned by the American Association of School Administrators, examines women in superintendent positions, including assistant, associate, and deputy superintendents. Using a survey of about 1,200 women, Bruneer (educational policy and administration, U. of Minnesota) and Grogan (educational leadership and policy analysis, U. of Mis