The scholars and practitioners in this book discover and document the work of women leaders throughout the world.

Foreword: Women Creating a Cultural Shift in Educational Leadership
Jane Strachan
Acknowledgements
Rachel McNae and Elizabeth C. Reilly
Prologue: Kupu whakataki: Titiro whakamuri, kia pai ai te titiro whakamua-Look to the Past to Understand the Present and Prepare the Pathway Forward
Sharon Campbell
SECTION 1: THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP: GLOBAL INSIGHTS
Section 1 Editor - Pontso Moorosi
Chapter 1- Section I Overview: The Status of Women in Educational Leadership: Global Insights
Chapter 2- Your Eyes Are Beautiful: Profiles Of 21st Century Afghan Women Leaders
Elizabeth C. Reilly
Chapter 3- Women's Leadership in Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands Secondary Schools: A Case Study.
Susanne Maezama
Chapter 4- The Impact of Culture on Women's Leadership in Vanuatu Secondary Schools
Daisy Warsal
Chapter 5- Factors Affecting Women's Access to Higher Education in India
Chitra Mku
SECTION 2: FACTORS IMPACTING WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP
Section 2 Editor - Chrispina Lekule
Chapter 6- Section 2 Overview: Factors Impacting Women's Leadership
Chapter 7- The Relationship of Stress and Health in Women Superintendents in the United States
Kerry Robinson and Charol Shakeshaft
Chapter 8- Women's Perceptions of Risk when Leading and Engaging in Educational Change
Deidre Le Fevre and Tamara Jones
Chapter 9- Barriers and Strategies: Stories of Women's Rise to Leadership in Higher Education in the Philippines
Arceli H. Rosario
Chapter 10- Scaling the Mountain to Principalship In New Zealand: The Enablers and Barriers in A Female Principal's Journey
Samantha Mortimer and Frances Edwards
SECTION 3: WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES
Section 3 Editor - Alice Merab Kagoda
Chapter 11- Section 3 Overview: Experiences of Women in Educational Leadership
Chapter 12- Dancing into The Unknown: Learning Leadership
Karen Barbour
Chapter 13- Know Thyself: The Influence of Career Orientations on Women Education Leaders' Career Decisions
Linda L. McGinley and Diane E. Reed
Chapter 14- Women Leading for Social Justice in Higher Education: Surfacing Hope in Challenging Times
Rachel McNae
Chapter 15- Minority Women Leaders in Higher Education
Wafa Hozien
SECTION 4: WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Section 4 Editor - Michelle D. Young
Chapter 16- Section 4 Overview: Women's Rights Are Human Rights
Chapter 17- Malaysian Muslim Women Academics and Gender Equality: Situated Constructions
Saeeda Shah
Chapter 18- Adopting a Paradigm Shift of Equality for Leadership: Equality through Human Rights
Rogena Sterling
Chapter 19- Affirmative Action: An Effective Policy for Gender Parity in Leadership in Ontario's Public Education System?
Katie Higginbottom
Chapter 20- Interrupting Whiteness: An Auto-Ethnography of a Black Female Leader in Higher Education
Victoria Showunmi
SECTION 5: WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP STORIES
Section 5 Editor - Jacqueline Oram-Shortt
Chapter 21- Section 5 Overview: Women's Leadership Stories
Chapter 22- Making Inroads and Making a Difference: Women Leading Indonesian Junior and Senior Secondary Private Madrasahs
Jill Sperandio
Chapter 23- Celebrating Leadership Learning in Education Across Continents: Experiences of Women Leading in Rwanda
Shirley Randell
Chapter 24- A Female Leader in a Man's World: Stories of Women Leaders of Catholic Schools
Yvonne Masters
Chapter 25- Leadingmamas: A Visual Ethnography
Sarah Jean Baker
Chapter 26- The Path of Leadership for Women in Pakistan: Critical Reflections
Abaida Mahmood
Chapter 27- Balancing the "Yang" and the "Yin" Through Source-fully Intelligent Education
Coomi Vevaina
Afterword - Upoko whakakapi: Mana W¿hine
Rachel McNae and Elizabeth C. Reilly
About the Editors
About the Section Editors
About the Contributors
Index

Rachel McNae is the Director of The Centre for Educational Leadership Research at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.  Underpinned by actions of social justice and activism, her award-winning research supports educational leaders to enhance and sustain culturally responsive leadership practices within schools and across communities.
Elizabeth C. Reilly is internationally recognized for her research with women in educational leadership. She serves as Chair and Professor of Educational Leadership and Administration at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, USA.