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https://world-education-blog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Arne-Hoel-The-World-Bank.jpg20481360Do you remember a female headmaster or university president when you were a student? If yes, you are among the few lucky ones! These are not marginal statistics — they are structural signals. Leadership in education, today, does not reflect the diversity of the systems it is meant to serve. This glass ceiling bars girls and women from leadership positions in education and must go!