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Gender & Leadership Role

between male and female leaders. For example, does the institutional environment change when a female assumes the leadership role? Are financial solvency and institutional stability perceived differently when females function as institutional leaders? Does institutional stress levels increase, decrease, or remain unchanged? Do changes in communication styles and patterns occur? Are there differences in interpersonal interactions between and among institutional groups? Are specific leadership styles, behaviors, traits, and characteristics perceived, ascribed, or expected solely on the basis of gender?

In order to explore the aforementioned and other related questions, the following question is asked.

Are there differences in leadership styles, behaviors, traits, and characteristics between female leaders and male leaders?

One of the most dramatic changes of the last few decades has been the movement of women into the American labor force. In 1950, only 33.7 per cent of women participated in the labor force. However, by 1985,54.5 per cent of women participated in the American labor force (Rix, 1998). Further, Parilla (1993) predicted that women would constitute 64 percent of all new labor force entrants by the year 2000. Noting that this prediction has been realized, Boatright and Forrest (2000) questioned whether specific gender-related differences in leadership styles, behaviors, traits, and characteristics have emerged as a result of females rising to positions of importance in organizational hierarchies.

Adler and Izraeli (1994) stated that women have always played a major role in educational administration. However, Adler and Izraeli (1994) noted that this participation in educational administration has occurred more at primary and secondary levels than at college and university levels. Adler and Izraeli (1994) identified 56.9 per cent of educational administrators as female when all levels of public educatio...

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