While women carry out most of the work in Australian classrooms, organising lessons, mentoring young students, and influencing the course of the future, the situation is markedly different when it comes to school leadership.

Indeed, a growing body of research shows women continue to be disproportionately underrepresented in senior leadership positions, even though they comprise most teachers. It’s a stark imbalance that continues to expose the gap between those at the front of the classroom and those making the big decisions behind closed doors.

New research contained in the Global Education Monitoring Report titled ‘Women lead for learning’ sheds further light on this issue, providing evidence that despite promoting a more collaborative culture in schools, a ‘glass ceiling’ still bars women from leadership positions.

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