This article presents the testimonios of the gendered and cultural pathways of two Latina community college administrators. Recommendations for improving Latina leadership development include the development of a Carnala Community Network and institutional interventions for providing culturally relevant professional development opportunities.
Skrla, 2012), Latinas are often overlooked in mainstream studies that tout advancements made primarily by white women in educational leadership.At a time of increasing student diversity, the persistent underrepresentation of women of color in educational leadership represents a structural problem of exclusion, racism, and sexism. High presidential turnover rates and a great number of impending presidential retirements further underscores a call to identify tomorrow's community college leaders. Latinas represent a large and underexplored group to meet this challenge, yet little is known about their leadership pathways in the community colleges.
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