Leadership Approaches and Management Skills of Women Administrators Implications to Institutions’ Gender and Development Program

A study on leadership approaches and management skills of women administrators in selected State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in Region III, Philippines was investigated. This study aimed to reveal if there is a significant difference in the perceptions of the women administrators and their subordinates regarding the former’s leadership approaches and management skills. Fifty two (52) women administrators and six hundred twenty three (623) faculty members participated in the study from selected SUCs. A modified questionnaire was used as the main instrument in data gathering. Results revealed that there was a significant difference between the perceptions of the administrators themselves and the faculty members with regards to the former’s leadership approaches. Apparently, there was significant difference on the perceptions of both the female administrators and faculty members in the management skills of the leaders except for Innovation where both parties agreed that the administrators were only very satisfactory in this regard. In all other areas, the leaders perceived themselves to be excellent whereas the faculty perceived them to be only ‘very satisfactory’. The results only proved that women leaders can succeed and be competitive in the leadership arena.

Keywords – administrators, educational management, leadership, management skills.