Characteristics of Women Leadership

Q. What are the characteristics of women leadership?

Women leadership abilities are formed under the influence of individual characteristics, internal and external environment. It is concerned with why they choose a particular course of action in preference to others, and why they continue with a chosen action, often over a long period, and in the face of difficulties and problems. This type of communication provides additional channels of communication and provides a means of motivation, for example, through status, social interaction, variety in routine jobs, and informal methods of work. It is admitted that women leaders are "more likely to be transformational leaders, defined as those who serve as role models, mentor and empower workers and encourage innovation even when the organization they lead is generally successful".

For a women leadership both political and community leadership criteria's should be present. Such are:

• personality or effectiveness of personality,
  
• the art of inducing compliance,
  
• the exercise of influence,
  
• a function of group process,
  
• a form of advice,
  
• a set of acts or behavior,
  
• a power of relationship,
  
• an instrument of goal achievement,
  
• an effective interaction,
  
• a differentiated role, and
  
• The initiation of structure.
  

And especially for political power leadership some special characteristics given by government are:

• He/she must be a citizen of Bangladesh
  
• He/she must be over twenty five years
  
• His /her name must appear on the electoral roll for any ward in the concerned area.