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Gender And Ethnicity In Myanmar Education. Baseline Study Report For The Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women (Cedaw) Committee, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Toby Carslake, Anna Dabrowski, Petra Lietz
Gender And Ethnicity In Myanmar Education. Baseline Study Report For The Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women (Cedaw) Committee, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Toby Carslake, Anna Dabrowski, Petra Lietz
Gender and education
This report consists of two key sections. The first section offers a discussion of the status of Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women(CEDAW) Committee activities in Myanmar, includes current opportunities and barriers for supporting educational participation for women and girls in the country, including those of diverse ethnicity. This discussion also focuses on the possibilities for fostering conditions that can lead to enhanced educational opportunities for women and girls. Building on the construct of possibilities, the second section provides the results of an extensive data mapping exercise of available data sources pertaining to educational participation …
Meant To Lead: Women, Equity, And Education, Elise R. Ecoff
Meant To Lead: Women, Equity, And Education, Elise R. Ecoff
Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios
Women are underrepresented in K-12 educational leadership roles in public, independent, and international school settings. Numerous research studies have interviewed women who have attained leadership roles and documented the obstacles and enablers to success. Consistently, women indicate that gender bias, a lack of mentors, few role models, the challenge of work-life balance, and limited training programs and resources inhibited their progress. Conversely, when those barriers were removed, many were able to thrive as educational leaders.
This case study design explored the challenges and enablers perceived by current female educational leaders in attaining and thriving in an educational leadership role. Further, …