Lack of Female School Leaders Spurs Study Um Professors Find Family Obligations, Late Entry Into Administration Among Factors

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BANGOR - University of Maine assistant professor Dianne Hoff was puzzled about why there are so few female school administrators in the state.

After all, women make up the majority of classroom teachers as well as participants in UM's educational leadership program where Hoff teaches.

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Lack of Female School Leaders Spurs Study Um Professors Find Family Obligations, Late Entry Into Administration Among Factors

Yet, based on recent numbers in Maine and across the country, women make up only about 18-20 percent of superintendents and high school principals - positions that carry the most responsibility and influence.

So, Hoff and Sidney Mitchell, anot...

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