A LITERATURE RIVIEW ON THE WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN TOP LEVEL LEADERSHIP

Abstract

Women’s leadership position provides organizations opportunities to value women leaders as organizational resources.Leadership is a process of influencing on a group in a particular situation at a given point in time. This qualitative research utilized literature review methodology to examine lived experiences of seven researches. The researcher conducted different researches that talks about the participationwomen in leadership. Emerging research themes included perceptional and personal agency changes within participants. Women’s leadership position provided an opportunity for cognitive, affective, and behavioral growth; engaging learning activities, social capital development, and relational model methodologies were perceived as most helpful in leadership development. Action learning techniques, fostering interconnectedness, and philosophical leadership development activities were critical elements in leadership development. Insights gained from this study provided perspective on the unique experiences of women in a leadership.