Are you a leader who has navigated traditional gender norms in your career? Have societal expectations and stereotypes influenced your journey as a leader? Are you ready to share your challenges, triumphs, and identity conflicts with the world?

"My name's Raymond. I'm 73. I work the parking lot at St. Joseph's Hospital. Minimum wage, orange vest, a whistle I barely use. Most people don't even look at me. I'm just the old man waving cars into spaces. But I see everything. Like the black sedan that circled the lot every morning at 6 a.m. for three weeks. Young man driving, grandmother in the passenger seat. Chemotherapy, I figured. He'd drop her at the entrance, then spend 20 minutes hunting for parking, missing her appointments. One morning, I stopped him. "What time tomorrow?" "6:15," he said, confused. "Space A-7 will be empty. I'll save it." He blinked. "You... you can do that?" "I can now," I said. Next morning, I stood in A-7, holding my ground as cars circled angrily. When his sedan pulled up, I moved. He rolled down his window, speechless. "Why?" "Because she needs you in there with her," I said. "Not out here stressing." He cried. Right there in the parking lot. Word spread quietly. A father with a sick baby asked if I could help. A woman visiting her dying husband. I started arriving at 5 a.m., notebook in hand, tracking who needed what. Saved spots became sacred. People stopped honking. They waited. Because they knew someone else was fighting something bigger than traffic. But here's what changed everything, A businessman in a Mercedes screamed at me one morning. "I'm not sick! I need that spot for a meeting!" "Then walk," I said calmly. "That space is for someone whose hands are shaking too hard to grip a steering wheel." He sped off, furious. But a woman behind him got out of her car and hugged me. "My son has leukemia," she sobbed. "Thank you for seeing us." The hospital tried to stop me. "Liability issues," they said. But then families started writing letters. Dozens. "Raymond made the worst days bearable." "He gave us one less thing to break over." Last month, they made it official. "Reserved Parking for Families in Crisis." Ten spots, marked with blue signs. And they asked me to manage it. But the best part? A man I'd helped two years ago, his mother survived, came back. He's a carpenter. Built a small wooden box, mounted it by the reserved spaces. Inside? Prayer cards, tissues, breath mints, and a note, "Take what you need. You're not alone. -Raymond & Friends" People leave things now. Granola bars. Phone chargers. Yesterday, someone left a hand-knitted blanket. I'm 73. I direct traffic in a hospital parking lot. But I've learned this: Healing doesn't just happen in operating rooms. Sometimes it starts in a parking space. When someone says, "I see your crisis. Let me carry this one small piece." So pay attention. At the grocery checkout, the coffee line, wherever you are. Someone's drowning in the little things while fighting the big ones. Hold a door. Save a spot. Carry the weight no one else sees. It's not glamorous. But it's everything." Let this story reach more hearts.... Credit: Mary Nelson

So proud of @turnmeluce and her presentation today at #WLE2025 #WLEBogota She allowed us to think, learn, and grow in our educational leadership contexts.

Book published today so happy, proud, & amazed. Experiences of Child-Free PK-16 Educators: Bias, Perspectives, and Assumptions ⁦@igiglobal⁩ irma-international.org/book/…

Building Inclusive Leadership Beyond the Gender Binary challenges traditional gender-based leadership paradigms while providing practical insights into creating more inclusive organizational cultures.📚 #Leadership #Inclusion #beyondthebinary igi-global.com/book/building…

NEW BLOG POST: School Leaders: Go Home and Love Your Family It’s the beginning of a school year, so this blog post is heavy on my heart to write for school leaders. Our families need us! zacbauermaster.com/blog/scho…

RT @amydiehl: Happy 1st anniversary to GLASS WALLS! It has been an incredible year. This book resonates with so many and points the way for…

The man behind some of the most iconic photos in team history. Congratulations to team photographer Bill Wippert on 5️⃣0️⃣ seasons! 👏

Going to @ASCD Annual Conference? Join us for a book signing of @CorwinPress Habits of Resilient Educators Sun. March 24th at 3:15 pm at the Corwin booth!

Update! Added our friends from Higher Education. Please share with ALL educators. Call for Chapters: Experiences of Child-Free PK-16 Educators: Bias, Perspectives, and Assumptions | IGI Global - go.shr.lc/3TnNWtc

⏰It's not too late. We would LOVE to hear your stories! Calling all authors ✍🏻 We invite leaders of all gender identities from any profession to contribute a chapter to a book that shares personal experiences with the gender binary and leadership. igi-global.com/publish/call-…

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