ABSTRACT
What happens when women are no longer numerically underrepresented in educational leadership positions? This chapter presents the case of female principals in Israel where women are no longer a minority in the principalship, and reviews the macro-level context that explains the rapid feminization of the principalship. It also presents the results of research that examines the impact of this feminization on schools as workplaces for teachers and principals.1 The story of Israel illustrates a case in which the numbers of women in the principalship have increased but the political, professional and bureaucratic power structures continue to be male-dominated. Consequently, meaningful changes are not forthcoming and gender segregation, at different levels of the hierarchy, perseveres.2
