Gender studies in the professional realm has long been a heavily researched field, with many feminist texts studying topics including the wage gap and family life. However, female administration in higher education remains largely understudied, particularly on the influence of personal, professional, and societal factors on women. There is a need for studies on how gender intersects with multiple dimensions of women leaders' personhoods to inform women's career path experiences and leadership aspirations. This pivotal reference source provides vital research on the challenges, issues, strategies, and solutions associated with diverse leadership, highlights educational administration, leader mentorship, and professional promotion, and explores evidence-based professional practice for women who are in or seeking positions of leadership. For educators, administrators, researchers, academicians, scholars, policymakers, students and pre-service teachers.