The purpose of this study is to find out how women's leadership in the education sector in Merauke Regency. This study used a qualitative approach, the informants selected were informants of female leaders in the education sector, namely in high schools and universities. | Leadership study of women in education in Merauke regency International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology IJMET Volume 10 Issue 03 March 2019 pp. 1820-1825. Article ID IJMET_10_03_184 Available online at http ijmet JType IJMET amp VType 10 amp IType 3 ISSN Print 0976-6340 and ISSN Online 0976-6359 IAEME Publication Scopus Indexed LEADERSHIP STUDY OF WOMEN IN EDUCATION IN MERAUKE REGENCY Fitriani and Alexander P. Tjilen Department of Public Administration Faculty of Social and Political Science Musamus University Merauke Indonesia ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to find out how women s leadership in the education sector in Merauke Regency. This study used a qualitative approach the informants selected were informants of female leaders in the education sector namely in high schools and universities. From this study it is known that women s leadership in the education sector in Merauke Regency is included in transformational leadership where the application is very good seen from personality broad capabilities communication skills good and able to be exemplary and transformational for others. Keywords leadership women educational institutions Cite this Article Fitriani and Alexander P. Tjilen Leadership Study of Women in Education in Merauke Regency International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology 10 3 2019 pp. 1820-1825. http IJMET JType IJMET amp VType 10 amp IType 3 1. INTRODUCTION The study by Bush and Coleman 2000 shows principals and other senior female managers in England and Wales indicated they tended to behave in a transformative and participatory leadership model. Another study of female head teachers and school principals in the United States United Kingdom Australia New Iceland and Canada shows that female managers appear to work cooperatively and advocate for their colleagues and function team work effectively Blackmare 1996 . The general picture of the position and .
