Female Superintendents' Perceptions of Unconscious Gender Bias in the Superintendency: An Exploratory Quantitative Study

Autor/in	Drake, Julia DiSalvo
Titel	Female Superintendents' Perceptions of Unconscious Gender Bias in the Superintendency: An Exploratory Quantitative Study
Quelle	In: AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 19 (2023) 4, S.26-39 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1550-9850
Schlagwörter	Women Administrators; Females; Superintendents; Gender Bias; Administrator Attitudes; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Work Environment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliche Führungskraft; Weibliches Geschlecht; Schulrat; Geschlechterstereotyp; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Arbeitsmilieu
Abstract	This nationwide study of 532 female school district superintendents, the largest such sample to date, offers compelling evidence that unconscious gender bias exists on the job and further inhibits equitable female representation in the superintendency. A modified version of Tran et al.'s (2019) Perceived Subtle Gender Bias Index (PSGBI), was confirmed as a valid instrument for assessing female superintendents' perceptions of unconscious gender bias and produced the same four factors as the original PSGBI. Findings support Joan Acker's (1990) theoretical assertion that gender inequality is deeply embedded within organizational structures, patterns, and processes. Respondents reported that gender bias occurs more frequently than the profession acknowledges and suggested that it derives primarily from sources other than superintendents' colleagues. Recommendations offered. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01