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“They Didn’t Consider Me, and No One Even Took Me into Account”

In: Arab Women in Management and Leadership

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  • Khalid Arar
  • Tamar Shapira
  • Faisal Azaiza
  • Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz

Abstract

Iman, an elementary school principal, considered a path-breaker in her society, told us how her candidacy for a school principalship was received in the early 1990s: “They didn’t consider me, and no one took me into account.” The words of Iman, like the testimony of other Arab women elementary school principals described in this chapter, succinctly illustrate the fact that these women often have the sense that they are invisible in their society. Despite their impressive performance as school teachers, they are still not considered capable of managing an educational institution. Why are some Arab women able to overcome these inhibitory forces, while others remain subject to restrictive social norms? One critical factor for the Arab woman’s ability to break through conventional barriers seems to be her biographical background and the resources and enrichment gained within her family from early childhood.

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  • Khalid Arar & Tamar Shapira & Faisal Azaiza & Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz, 2013. "“They Didn’t Consider Me, and No One Even Took Me into Account”," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Arab Women in Management and Leadership, chapter 0, pages 39-58, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-31933-3_3
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137319333_3
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