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Author: Julia Rafal-Baer

Dr. Julia Rafal-Baer is a former New York State Department of Education assistant commissioner. She is now the co-founder and managing partner of ILO Group, a member of the COVID Collaborative, a board member of the National Assessment Governing Board, and a former special education teacher.
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It’s Time To Close the Gender Gap in Education Leadership—and Give Women What They’ve Earned

Julia Rafal-Baer

Massive turnover among school superintendents and the corresponding gender equity gap in district leadership is simply staggering. But the issue is not just that turnover is happening; it’s that men are replacing women at alarming rates. From coast to coast, the gender gap is worsening dramatically in education leadership.

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