Sexism 'holds back women teachers' (UK)

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http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/sexism-holds-back-women-teachers-30116685.html

Sexism 'holds back women teachers'
The Belfast Telegraph
22 March 2014

Sexism is preventing women from gaining the top jobs in England's secondary schools, Tristram Hunt has said.

The shadow education secretary warned of a "gender challenge" and claimed that the numbers of female teachers becoming school leaders was falling...

..."The statistics are stark. Despite the fact that 62% of all teachers working in secondary education are women, when it comes to head teachers that figure drops to just over a third. And it is falling."

He added: "What is more, when you hear some of the shocking testimony collected by the Future Leaders charity - schools not following proper legal process; comments about 'too much oestrogen flying around'; governors' recruiting based upon gender - then it does seems to paint a picture of prejudice in some of our secondary schools.... MORE

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