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The Korean Journal of Woman Psychology

Female leaders in college: The self-reported leadership of male and female professors

Abstract

The present study investigated the self-reported psychological characteristics, leadership style and leader effectiveness of female leaders(i. e., female professors) in college and the effect of the gender-related cultural factors on the perceived effectiveness, in comparison with male professors. 93 male and female professors were asked to evaluate themselves on a survey questionnaire regarding self-esteem, leader confidence, gender-equality consciousness, leadership style, leader effectiveness and the organizational culture regarding gender equality. The results demonstrated that female professors evaluated their self-esteem, professionalism, gender equality consciousness and gender consciousness(or involvement) higher than male professors. They also evaluated their task-oriented and transformational leadership as well as the instructional effectiveness higher than male professors did. Female professors perceived higher gender prejudice and counter-equality organizational practice in their colleges than male professors did, which was related to lower gender self-esteem and higher femininity. Ironically, the effectiveness of female professors in colleges where gender prejudice and counter-equality practice was high, was positively related to the masculine characteristics while negatively related to gender self-esteem. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings were discussed.

keywords
female leader in college, female professors, male professors, leader effectiveness, gender identity, gender prejudice in college coulture
Submission Date
2005-09-22
Revised Date
Accepted Date

The Korean Journal of Woman Psychology