Sixty-Four Percent of Elementary School Principals Are Female

question 11

Essay

Sixty-four percent of elementary school principals are female. This figure is substantially higher than that of secondary schools, where it drops to 30%. To what do you attribute the female majority among elementary school principals? To what do you attribute the glaring drop off in secondary schools?

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