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Leadership within education is always a challenge, but in the rapidly changing technology landscape we now work in, it seems even more daunting. I've collected some interesting reflections on educational leadership here. Enjoy!
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What do schools need to do to have a good culture and healthy approach to gender?

What do schools need to do to have a good culture and healthy approach to gender? | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Enrolling girls will not automatically make a boys school more inclusive. Schools need to look at things such as what is taught, extra-curricular activities and support for students.
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Women's academic careers are in a 'holding pattern' while men enjoy a 'tailwind'

Women's academic careers are in a 'holding pattern' while men enjoy a 'tailwind' | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
When academics were asked to draw, write and reflect on their career journeys, the results were revealing. While men were free to focus on their careers, the picture was more complicated for women.
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Unis should play bigger role in reversing gender bias in computer programs

Unis should play bigger role in reversing gender bias in computer programs | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Universities have a role to play in reversing gender bias emerging from computer programming.
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Girls match boys in confidence at single-sex schools, study finds

Girls match boys in confidence at single-sex schools, study finds | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
A study has found that girls at single-sex schools buck conventional wisdom about the confidence gap
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Gender quotas and targets would speed up progress on gender equity in academia

Gender quotas and targets would speed up progress on gender equity in academia | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Without affirmative action through gender quotas and targets, we will have another 30 years of glacial progress on gender equity in academia.
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Teacher gender bias is real and has lasting effects on students' marks and study choices

Teacher gender bias is real and has lasting effects on students' marks and study choices | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Research tracking teachers, classes and their grades over many years shows gender bias has long-term impacts on students’ performance and their post-school study choices.
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Here's an approach to mentoring that can help close the leadership gender gap

Here's an approach to mentoring that can help close the leadership gender gap | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
One criticism of traditional mentoring is that it teaches people how to succeed by playing by existing rules, thus reinforcing the status quo. But mentoring can also be a force for change.
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Educating the next generation of girls

Educating the next generation of girls | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Principals from leading girls’ schools across Melbourne joined RMIT’s Vice-Chancellor to discuss education, gender equality and the future of work today.
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Tokyo university scandal signals broader issue of gender inequality in Japan

Tokyo university scandal signals broader issue of gender inequality in Japan | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
When Hiroko discovered she may have failed her medical university entrance process in Japan just because she was a woman, her disappointment turned into anger. Since then, the scandal in the country has snowballed.
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Tokyo university apologises after women deliberately marked down to limit numbers

Tokyo university apologises after women deliberately marked down to limit numbers | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
A major score-rigging scandal engulfs one of Tokyo's medical schools, with an investigation revealing the university deliberately marked down all female applicants to limit the number of women studying at the school.
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