Women Leadership, Transformation and Cultural Conflict: Evidence from the Literature

Earlier, the authors reviewed international research on middle leadership in teaching and learning management. Along with the development of effective middle leadership strategies, the micropolitics of leadership were also studied. This article reports the findings of a review of teacher motivation and women’s leadership, and it draws from a large corpus of leadership literature. The underrepresentation of capable women in leadership positions contributes to a gender gap that transcends education and many aspects of the workplace. Society still disapproves of women pursuing leadership roles because they do not fit the mold, as it has come to the conclusion that only men are capable of being good leaders. Women who want to be in leadership positions frequently fall behind because they do not think they can overcome visible obstacles. Thus, the limitations that have been identified in the literature as some of the difficulties that women need to overcome in order to advance to senior leadership positions in the education sector are discussed in length in this article.