STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL WOMEN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: A CASE STUDY OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN LAHORE

Abstract

Women school leaders have to be equally effective in running the school setup as compared to male school leaders. Previous researches prove that women are more zealous, systematized, kind, friendly, and sympathetic, and honest relative to the males. This study sought to explore the experiences of female school leaders and the strategies they adopt to successfully run the school setup. Qualitative research approach was used and 10 female principals were selected from public secondary schools of district Lahore, province Punjab, Pakistan. The interviews conducted with participants were transcribed and analyzed. After the data analysis, different themes emerged related to the challenges faced by female school leaders and how they managed to cope with them. These themes included interpersonal relationship building, conflict management, and mentoring. This study helps to find out the strategies required by female leaders to successfully run any school setup so it is helpful in devising training devising training programs accordingly.