Female leaders in K12 are held to a different standard, which sometimes forces female leaders to hold themselves to a higher standard, Superintendent Zandra Jo Galván acknowledges. Her answer: flip the switch, defy expectations.

“It’s never crowded when you go the extra mile,” Galván, superintendent of California’s Salinas Union High School District, tells host Amy Dujon on the latest episode of DA’s “A Good Lesson” podcast. “If you’re going to hold me to a different standard, or expect something different out of a woman, let me show others what’s possible.”