Abstract
This research had three objectives: determining the level of participation of women in the academic leadership of Addis Ababa University (AAU), specifying the types of leadership styles women leaders demonstrate, and tracing the factors that led to those styles. Two key research instruments were used: questionnaires and interview. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected using the instruments. Means were used in the analysis of the collected data. Findings indicate the participation level of women in AAU’s leadership is low. As regards the key leadership styles, top-level leaders tend to have more of the characteristic types of transformational leadership. The middle level leaders tend to have characteristics from both the contingent type of leadership style and the transformational leadership style. The middle-level leaders tend to have characteristics of leadership that largely fall towards the bottom line of the Full Range of Leadership Model. They also possess some aspects of the Transformational Leadership. The enhancement of policy and service provisions is recommended to improve the role and leadership skills of women. Key words: Role, leadership, style, model, women.
Highlights
The problemThe issue of women’s plight is an issue of all humanity
As is common in leadership behavior/style studies, surveys may not yield in an indepth description of leadership styles
This study set out to describe the status of women leadership in Addis Ababa University, describe selected women leaders 'leadership styles and show the background of those exhibited styles
Summary
The problemThe issue of women’s plight is an issue of all humanity. A sizeable research data already confirmed that women constitute the majority of the poor and illiterate both in the rural and urban areas of Africa (Manuh, 2010). While in terms of legal rights and common rationality they should take part in all sectors of life, they are segregated and discriminated in practice especially in the developing world. They do not enjoy equal benefits with men in many parts of Africa while they constitute about 57% of the economic activity of, for example, sub-Saharan Africa (Manuh, 2010). A modern civilized democratic government/institution has to ensure that women have equal access and participation in all modes of life in all challenges and benefits. A society that advocates justice, democracy, representativeness and progressivism must ensure equal degree of participation for women to that of men in higher education leadership and management as well
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