Investigating the Employee Acceptance towards Women Leadership in Public Sector

Abstract

Most scholars had mentioned gaps that exist in the planning of women as leaders which result in women dropping out from advancing in an organization. The low number of female leaders in organisations has eroded employee trust in women's ability to lead an organisation. Women leaders are still struggling to obtain trust from employees to assume leadership positions in organizations. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the factors that contributed to the employee acceptance towards women leadership in the public sector. This study had applied quantitative approach and 198 questionnaires had been distributed to respondents who were attached with the Information Department of Malaysia (IDM), Hulu Selangor. The findings indicated that the main factors that contributed to employee acceptance among women leadership are perception, leadership style and glass ceiling with leadership style and perception being the most significant factor among all. The organization plays an important role in recognising women as leaders. There is a dearth of news that recognises and honours women leaders who devote their time and energy to help nations to develop. Hence, this study can increase public knowledge of how significance the role played by female leaders in improving the organization's performance.