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Reay, Diane; Ball, Stephen – Educational Management & Administration, 2000
Argues that gendered identities are in context more fluid and shifting than depicted in feminist leadership texts, drawing on a small case study of female (British) headteachers. Femininities are varied and shaped by the roles women undertake, the leadership context, and the amount of power women have access to. (Contains 65 references.) (MLH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Context Effect, Elementary Secondary Education, Femininity