Kvinnligt ledarskap : En kvalitativ studie om kvinnliga chefers upplevelser av ledarskap

Sammanfattning: Previous studies show that females in leadership positions have increased. Women as leaders are associated with successful and effective organizations. The purpose of the study was to examine if there were mutual experiences and factors between different women in leadership positions in a regional council in Sweden. The study also aimed to develop knowledge about the experience of female leadership. A qualitative method was used to study this subject. Six participants with varied experience of female leadership were interviewed. Thenceforth the data was examined according to thematic analysis. The result of the study showed that there were mutual experiences and factors which resulted in ten different themes: motivation, support, trust and confidence, adjustment to the group, concern for the group, predisposition, development potential, organization, person over gender and pressure. All themes except person over gender responded to previous studies. However, the exception could be explained by differences in the social system between cultures. Future studies can find difficulties generalizing the result due to subjective interpretation and measurement at a specific workplace. Finally, the study aspired to inspire further studies in the area.