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Conventional wisdom says women's leadership style is different from men's: collaborative, empowering and grounded in relationships.
Says who? Does the stereotype describe women at all ranks, women in education as well as business, newer or younger women as well as pioneers? Can we ignore those who find women bosses harder to work for?
"There are so many gaps in the research that it is hard to get a comprehensive, accurate picture of gender differences in leadership style among educational administrators," said Mary Clisbee, senior associate director of the Merrimack Education Center at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell.
As part of her ...