Not only should the mountains of paperwork which drain educators' and administrators' time be brought under control, but excellent and progressive leadership could harness the power of computers to create the same cutting edge communication, learning, process and control environments big business now enjoys. More accurate and timely information makes for more informed and better decisions. These innovations and the many reforms which are suggested for education will certainly have a powerful impact on our lives. Leadership in education will have to sort through these alternatives and develop long range strategies and solutions. There are some very important reasons for women to push for more gender equity in educational leadership in order to have a greater voice and control in certain issues such as the use of computers and access to the information superhighway in schools.
Today there is an increasing gap between the information rich and the information poor.
Cyberspace is where the future is headed and new communities are being formed. New technologies and new wealth will be created there. Research, information, software, intellectual growth, the tools that will produce that wealth, are all accessible on the Internet. Those who have access to it will prosper more, relatively, than those who don't. Women and minorities are the ones who are most at risk, who have been cut off from educational resources in the past, and whose future on the Internet is uncertain.