Work–family Conflicts and the Organizational Work Culture as Barriers to Women Educational Managers

Abstract

This article examines perceived barriers and the influence they play in the professional and personal lives of women educational managers in Spain.A survey of 206 female school heads from pre-primary and primary schools shows that the women administrators face several perceived barriers: a lack of support from the governing educational authority; insufficient preparation and in-service training and an absence of equity-based support policies from the government and reconciliation policies to make the dual roles of mother-professional compatible. The study further found that role conflict and certain features of the organizational work culture, particularly the management culture, which was generally perceived as strongly masculine, and the scant appreciation of administrative work compared with teaching, were the factors that contributed to delaying or avoiding accession to the post of headship in schools.

Work–family conflicts and job attitudes of single women: a developing country perspective

“…Gutek et al 1991;Coronel, Moreno and Carrasco 2010). When samples did include singles, this demographic category was not of specific interest.…”

Influences, values and career aspirations of future professionals in education: a gender perspective

“…Previous research, both in Spain (Coronel, Moreno, and Carrasco 2010;Díez 2004;Padilla-Carmona 2008 and in other countries Halsall 2007, 2008;Webb & MacDonald 2000, 2007, that has dealt with female teachers' perspectives on occupational positions has shown that they do not perceive a gender imbalance, or they do not perceive it as problem. These female teachers explain the situation as a consequence of their individual choices and draw on discourses of individualisation to make sense of it.…”

Öğretmenlerin Liderlik Davranışları ile Öğrenen Özerkliğini Destekleme Davranışları Arasındaki İlişki

“…"Kadın öğretir, erkek yönetir" düşüncesi (Strober & Tyack, 1980) Türkiye gibi birçok ülkede hala geçerliğini korumaktadır. Buna bağlı olarak öğretmenlik kadın mesleği olarak görülmektedir (Altınkurt & Yılmaz, 2012;Coronel, Moreno & Carrasco, 2010;Cubillo & Brown, 2003). Usluer (2000) araştırmasında, kadın öğretmenlerin de, toplumun diğer kesimlerindeki kadınlar gibi annelik ve iyi eş olma rollerini benimsediğini, bu geleneksel ISSN: 1300-5340 http://www.efdergi.hacettepe.edu.tr/ rollerini, kamusal alandaki rollerden daha öncelikli gördüğünü, yönetici olmayı değil, öğretmen olmayı kendilerine daha fazla yakıştırdıklarını belirlemiştir.…”