Women in Education Leadership

Strengthen your leadership practices in a supportive community of HGSE faculty and peers.

Overview

For most leaders, the past few years have demanded more innovation, endurance, and creativity than any time in recent history. This period of change, activated by a global pandemic and social justice movements, has called for rapid redeployment of resources while positioning and maintaining equity as a priority. For women, the circumstances have generated new opportunities to demonstrate their leadership talent and also presented new challenges, given that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities related to gender.

Women in Education Leadership is a forum for you to celebrate your strengths, analyze your challenges, and focus on the skills you need now to engage multiple constituencies in the work of improving learning opportunities for students. This program empowers women to lead through adversity, and it provides a unique opportunity for growth and renewal among diverse groups of women.

Program Details

Women in Educational Leadership will return to the HGSE campus. In advance of the residential program, you will work independently to complete activities, which might include listening to podcasts, watching short videos, and reading articles or case studies. On campus, you will participate in interactive sessions with faculty, and, with their guidance, apply analytical frameworks to your context.  You will also work in small groups for application, reflection, and peer coaching activities. You will address dilemmas common to all leaders and also unique to women.

Objectives

• Learn strategies for prioritizing your equity agenda, especially in tumultuous times.
• Explore ways to build and sustain collaborative relationships with your team and other stakeholders.
• Gain essential negotiation skills to ensure your resource needs are met to be effective in your leadership role.
• Understand the nature of your professional challenges; understand how biases related to gender and race are at play and explore ways to respond.
• Develop a framework for Social-Emotional Learning in your organization.
• Practice self-care.
• Create a lasting network of women leaders across the sector who are affecting change in education.

Who Should Attend

Senior leaders across K-12 and higher education, including:

• Superintendents, assistant superintendents, chief academic officers, and principals
• Chief state school officers and state-level leaders
• CEOs of nonprofit organizations and foundations
• Program directors, department chairs, and other administrative leaders in higher education

Fees & Policies

Full tuition is due by the indicated payment deadline, which you may find above or on the program’s community page. While a purchase order confirms enrollment, full payment is still required by the payment deadline. Please note that failure to pay by the payment deadline will result in your withdrawal from the program. Click here for more information on payment, refund, and withdrawal policies.

Tuition includes all instructional materials required for participation in the program. The Harvard Graduate School of Education reserves the right to change faculty or cancel programs at its discretion. The school is not responsible for any planning expenses incurred.