The Rising of Women in Power: Exploring the Experiences and Challenges Faced by Women Leaders

Authors

  • Jasmine M. Tactay Author
  • Liera Faye T. Antonio Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University image/svg+xml Author
  • Kyle Angelo Daliva Author
  • Christine‑Dion B. Gustilo Author
  • Mikka Jeil A. Soriano Author
  • Jolina E. De Guzman Author

Keywords:

women leaders, community mobilization, ecological stewardship, transformational leadership, resource dependency

Abstract

Women leaders face challenges in their services around the world which has long been a source of curiosity and concern. This paper aimed to analyze women leader’s experiences and challenges in delivering  basic services and facilities to their constituents. A pure-qualitative approach was utilized, an interviews were conducted among five women Punong Barangays in the Municipality of Aringay, La Union. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data, revealing that participants experienced ecological stewardship and community mobilization in environmental services, construction projects in infrastructure, community health worker mobilization in health and social welfare services. The challenges encountered were resource management in environmental services, time optimization, and geographical challenges in infrastructure, healthcare scarcity, and community assistance and conflict resolution in health and social welfare. The accomplishments in environmental, infrastructure, and health and social welfare services were awards and recognition, remarkable administration and self-enhancement.

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2025-10-30

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Journal of Social Transformation, Governance and Cultural Studies

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