Table 2

Participants Responses By Gender

   % of Women & Desirable Qualities % of Men & Desirable Qualities

 

Quality 

In Male Principal In Female Principal In Male Principal In Female Principal

 

Authoritarian 

 

17.2

 

15.2

 

34.9

 

31.7

 

Decisive

 

79.4

 

83.1

 

80.2

 

81

 

Collaborative

 

77.4

 

79.4

 

66.7

 

68.3

 

Problem Solver

 

86

 

89.4

 

85.7

 

86.5

 

Detail Oriented

 

36.7

 

41.8

 

44.4

 

48.4

 

Shares Power &

Credit

 

82.5

 

84.2

 

80.2

 

81.7

 

Good Manager

 

86.8

 

88.5

 

85.7

 

84.9

 

Empowering

 

76.3

 

72.2

 

58.7

 

60.3

 

Good Verbal Communication

 

92.3

 

94

 

92.9

 

93.7

 

Good Nonverbal

Communication

 

66.8

 

69.3

 

61.9

 

62.7

 

Seeks Variety of

Input

 

84.2

 

85.7

 

84.1

 

83.3

 

Knowledgeable of

Curriculum & Instruction

 

 

 

87.4

 

 

88.5

 

 

77

 

 

79.4

 

Unemotional

 

14.9

 

16.9

 

24.6

 

25.4

 

Emotional

 

22.1

 

24.9

 

27

 

31

 

Personable

 

87.1

 

89.4

 

75.4

 

76.2

 

Disciplinarian

 

63.3

 

65.6

 

66.7

 

68.3

 

Good Listener

 

87.7

 

91.1

 

83.3

 

83.3

 

Foward Thinking

 

79.7

 

80.8

 

73

 

69.8

 

Dynamic 

 

57.3

 

60.7

 

62.7

 

59.5

 

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