ABSTRACT
Several researches show that women leaders in educational organizations had limitations. They could not give better influence than men leaders. This study aims to show that women leaders can motivate their staff members to have a good performance. This was qualitative research, which used the findings from previous research as the primary data. The results showed that women leaders in educational organizations had a democratic leadership style. They applied participative, interactive, and collaborative methods. They focused on interpersonal relationship in organizations. They also had a parental “approach” with “maternal” characteristics. As a result, their staff members had strong commitment, motivation, and creativity. In other words, the women leaders had the ability to lead the people, and their leadership affected employee performance.
