Breaking glass

1909

Kate Chegwin  

First woman in school administration — vice-principal (Edmonton) 

1918

Rachel J Coutts 
 
First woman elected to Provincial Executive Council

1949

Marian Gimby

First woman ATA vice-president 

1951

Marian Gimby

First woman ATA president 

1956

Mary Crawford

First woman awarded honorary membership

1969

Mary Jo Williams

First woman ATA staff officer

1985

ATA Magazine 

Women in Education Special Edition 

1990

Karen Ingalls

First woman ATA coordinator (Operations)

1991

ATA strikes Women in Education Committee  

1993

Breaking the Barriers Women in Administration Conference

1994

ATA strikes Task Force on Women in Administration

1998

ATA strikes Gender Equity in Education Committee (former Women in Education Committee) 

2008

Jacquie Skytt 

First woman assistant executive secretary

2018

ATA strikes Women’s Leadership Subcommittee of Diversity, Equity and Human Rights Committee

2019

Joni Turville 

First woman associate executive secretary 

ATA Women in Leadership inaugural summit 

ATA establishes Women in Leadership Committee

2020

ATA publishes Women in Educational Leadership Needs Assessment Survey Report