62% of teachers in secondary schools are women but only 39% of secondary headteachers are female
Only 7% of women in education will attempt to negotiate their initial salary offer, compared to 57% of their male counterparts
1 in 4 teachers who quit the classroom in recent years were women aged 30–39
What would you do to make a change today if you were 10% braver?
This is the ultimate guide for women in education. Written by leading members of the grassroots #Women Ed movement, it offers guidance on how to attain and succeed in leaderships positions, alongside nuanced analysis and debate of topics including: the gender pay gap, gender stereotyping in schools and beyond, the realities experienced by BME leaders and how flexible working cultures can redress inequities.
Each chapter gives advice on how we can all change things for the better, as individuals, in our schools, and across the system, and how you can be part of the #Women Ed movement to improve equality in education for everyone.
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Don′t miss BEING 10% BRAVER – the sequel book to 10% Braver that will inspire you to take your #10percentbraver journey further. Filled with real-life stories of women leaders in education, drawn from across the #Women Ed community. Out now!
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‘This book matters because it is guaranteed to inspire, to educate and to spark a much-needed clamour for women to assume roles of influence throughout our education system.’
-Alison Peacock, Chief Executive of the Chartered College of Teaching
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Tabella dei contenuti
Chapter 1: #Women Ed: Our story and our values – Hannah Wilson
Chapter 2: #10% Braver: Feel the fear and do it anyway – Sue Cowley
Chapter 3: Pink and blue limit us all – Jules Daulby
Chapter 4: International perspectives – Liz Free
Chapter 5: Concrete ceilings and kinked hosepipes: Understanding the experiences of BME female leaders in schools – Sameena Choudry
Chapter 6: Doing leadership differently – Angela Browne
Chapter 7: Removing the blinkers – Claire Nicholls
Chapter 8: Get the job you dream of: Applying for leadership positions – Jill Berry
Chapter 9: The #He For She agenda: What male leaders need to do to actively enable equality in education – Chris Hildrew
Chapter 10: Flexing our schools – Helena Marsh and Caroline Derbyshire
Chapter 11: What price equality?: The gender pay gap – Vivienne Porritt
Chapter 12: Still we rise: Our agenda for the future – Keziah Featherstone
Circa l’autore
Keziah Featherstone is a co-founder, trustee and strategic leader for #Women Ed and a member of the Headteachers’ Roundtable, a non-political educational think-tank. After twenty years in senior leadership, she currently she lives with her husband, daughter, three cats and three pugs in the West Midlands where she is proud to be Executive Headteacher of Q3 Academy Tipton, a part of the Mercian Trust, her second headship. Keziah has written English educational resources for Pearson and Teachit, as well as articles for publications such as Tes, The Guardian and Schools Week, she also co-edited 10% Braver: Inspiring Women to Lead Education and Being 10% Braver.
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