![]() Our strategy for using names as identifiers involved asking our participants to choose their own pseudonym, which also provided a great way to help build rapport during the interviews.Īs a child I remember my mother always nagging me to bring my sweater or jacket whenever I left the house. Despite my background as a q ualitative researcher, I felt that using identifiers such as ‘Interviewee 1’ would be too impersonal. As a result all women included in this project asked that confidentially and anonymity be provided for them to allow for spontaneity and complete honesty. The process involved interviewing all participants and was modeled after a qualitative research design methodology. The field of women who shared their stories transverse a wide spectrum which included racial, gender, social, and economic diversity. The women represented in this book came from many different walks of life. We extend our appreciation and thanks to the many women ages 60-100 who shared their stories, suggestions and advice to other women as they prepare to enter their own decades of senior living. The advice and stories in this publication would not have been possible without the endless hours of time donated by women who agreed to be interviewed in a variety of ways throughout the life of this project. What began as an initial online questionnaire eventually morphed into face-to-face interviews, phone conferences and individual written narratives from women on both US coasts. What I learned from writing this book: Exercise my mind just as much as my body to keep strong and healthy and in the moment! Acknowledgementsĭon’t Forget Your Sweater has been an ongoing project over a four-year span. Greatest Success: Seeing my daughters on their ownīest Make-up Tip: Volumize L’Oréal Mascara What I learned from writing this book: Pick up my feet when walking and live the good life while I still can!Ĭhildhood Ambition: To become a fashion designerīest Money Saver: Carrying my own golf bagĭefining Moment: First child graduating from collegeīiggest Challenge: Running my first 5K at 55 Greatest Success Raising my son to become a good person Thrust for Educational Leadership May/June 1994Ĭhildhood Ambition: To become a veterinarianĭefining Moment: Becoming a superintendentīiggest Challenge: Becoming a superintendent Women in Educational Leadership: Breaking the Norm The Impact of Male Gender Dissonance on Women’s Potential Eligibility for Advancement to the Position of Superintendent Leadership Begins at the End of Your Comfort ZoneĬultivating Women Leaders through a NetworkĬreate Your Own Aspiring Administrators Symposium Preparing for Your Next Leadership Position The SeXX Factor: Breaking the Unwritten Codes that Sabotage Personal and Professional Lives ![]() Rules of the Game: How to Win a Job in Educational Leadershipĩ2 Tips from the Trenches: How to Stay in the Game as an Educational Leader ![]() She is excited to introduce a new book for readers: DON'T FORGET YOUR SWEATER, GIRL: Sister to Sister Secrets for Aging with Purpose and Humor. As a advocate for women in leadership, she has many keynote speeches on the subject of women advancing into top positions of leadership in addition to lively and humorous keynotes on Women and Aging. ![]() She also owns a consulting business, Ryder and Associates that specializes in delivering in large scale presentations and workshops across the country. Ryder now serves as Professor in the Doctoral program of Organizational Leadership for Brandman University, part of the Chapman University system. Ryder was named "Top Ten Business Professional Women of the Year" for her involvement in local community affairs and awarded the California Administrator of the Year Award and the Johns Hopkins Outstanding Administrator for her achievements in school leadership.Ī former school superintendent, Dr. She is dedicated to studying and researching women in leadership, women in aging, and executive career planning. Marilou Ryder, was born in Syracuse, New York (Go Orange!) and now lives in Huntington Beach, California (Surf's Up). ![]()
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