Women's Leadership in Higher Education (Case Study on the Head of STIE El Fatah Manado)

Abstract

Leadership has always been close to men. However, with the development of the world, women have taken part in leadership in various fields, especially in educational institutions. This means that women have the opportunity to be involved in decision-making efforts amidst the view that men and women have different leadership styles where women tend to use the norm of equality, while men use the norm of justice. This study aims to reveal and analyze the leadership style of women in tertiary institutions, the strategies adopted by female leadership in improving the quality and performance of their employees, as well as the effectiveness of female leadership styles in improving lecturer performance in tertiary institutions, especially at STIE El Fatah, Manado, Sulawasi. North. This study uses a qualitative method. The results of this study indicate that women's leadership generally has a feminine “transformational-democratic” leadership style, in which in achieving successful leadership, they are more directed towards helping achieve educational goals so that the head of STIE El' Fatah Manado is obliged to direct, guide, assign, correct, and evaluate. Results of the work of the Lecturers on the Campus where it is located. The strategies adopted by women's leadership in improving the quality and performance of their employees include: (a) developing educational innovations that are reflected in the vision, mission and goals of the institution, (b) promoting solidarity among school members or units, (c) being a motivator and facilitator for Lecturers and Students.