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Book SynopsisThrough the real-life stories of women leaders in education, drawn from across the #WomenEd community, this book offers guidance and inspiration on how to rise above challenging situations and find personal and professional growth.
It′s time to:
-Tackle imposter syndrome
-Know your worth
-Ask for what you need
-Call out unacceptable behavior
-Put yourself first when necessary
-Raise your voice until it′s heard
It′s time to own your journey and your story - it′s time to become 10% braver.
Table of ContentsPart 1: Braver in the workplace Chapter 1: Being 10% braver in Higher Education - Dorothy Newbury-Birch Chapter 2: Coffee, Calpol and co-headship - Claire Mitchell and Emma Turner Chapter 3: Taking the heat out of the menopause in the workplace - Michelle Cooke Chapter 4: Learning to dance in the rain - Clare Erasmus Chapter 5: Dynamic part-time leadership - Frances Aston Chapter 6: Making middle leadership count - Emily Rankin Chapter 7: Being a woman and a leader with a disability - Ruth Golding Chapter 8: Investing in ourselves as leaders: a guilty pleasure? - Kerry Jordan-Daus and Lacey Austin Part 2: Advocating for others Chapter 9: When your partner is a female leader - Andy Mitchell Chapter 10: Stand by all women - Keziah Featherstone with Jon Chaloner, Vic Goddard, Dan Morrow and Malcolm Richards Chapter 11: If there isn’t a seat around the table, be the one who buys the chairs - Hilary Goldsmith Chapter 12: What governors can do to build inclusive workplaces - Lesley Dolben and Natalie de Silva Part 3: Braving the change Chapter 13: Retirement is not a dirty word - Fiona McSorley Chapter 14: Returning to teaching and leadership after illness - Rachael Paget Chapter 15: Being an international school leader - Liz Free with Sue Aspinall, Ruth Barsby and Pauline O’Brien Chapter 16: A small fish in a big pond: educational leadership outside of a school environment - Lizana Oberholzer Chapter 17: Overcoming the challenges of a woman leader with a disability in education - Sharon McCormack Part 4: Daring to be different Chapter 18: Being taken seriously as a young leader: Can I see your ID? - Gemma Sant Chapter 19: Why it’s ‘in’ to be an introverted leader? - Alex Fairlamb Chapter 20: Let me take you on a journey… - Jules Daulby Chapter 21: Walking Gaily Forward - Lisa Hannay Part 5: Owning our bravery Chapter 22: Brave vulnerability - Debra Rutley Chapter 23: Being comfortable and authentic as an LGBT+ leader and role model - Claire Nicholls Chapter 24: Asylum - Felicity King Chapter 25: Slaying the dragon of imposter syndrome - Imogen Senior Chapter 26: Moving mindsets and failing forward - Jacinta Calzada-Mayronne and Melissa Egri-McCauley Part 6: Tackling an unfair system Chapter 27: We can’t be what we can’t see: Make sure you’re not the one blocking the view - Penny Rabiger Chapter 28: What to do if you find yourself working for a bully - Beatus Magistra Chapter 29: Pregnant and screwed - Hannah Dalton and Kiran Mahil Chapter 30: Dealing with the motherhood penalty as a leader - Naomi Shenton Chapter 31: Time to say goodbye - Bukky Yusuf Chapter 32: Inspiring the future - Vivienne Porritt
