Motivators and Inhibitors for Women Superintendents

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Abstract

Findings indicated that the top five motivators for women were desire to make a difference, ability to initiatechange, desire to positively impact people, and the personal and professional challenge. There were no significant differences for male superintendents. The top female inhibitors were increased time commitment, the amount of paperwork and bureaucracy, community politics, working with the school board, and isolation from the campus setting. Increased time commitment was significantly more important to females than to males.