Asia Pacific Journal of Advanced Education and Technology Special Issue, September 2022 / P- ISSN 2815 – 245X / E – ISSN 2815 – 2468 / www.apjaet.com Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Conference on Multidisciplinary Research (APCMR), 30 – 31 July 2022 Alberto, M.O., Leadership of Woman President in the Philippine State Universities and Colleges, pp. 315 – 328 315 Leadership of Woman President in the Philippine State Universities and Colleges Mercedita O. Alberto, Ph.D. http://orcid.org./:0000-0002-3678-4084 mercedita.alberto@lspu.edu.ph Laguna State Polytechnic University Siniloan , Laguna -Philippines DOI: https://doi.org/10.54476/apjaet/69742 Abstract Leadership is the action of the leading group of people and an organization. This phenomenological study aimed to describe and narrate the leadership journey of a woman president of the State Universities and Colleges in the Philippines. An in-depth interview was conducted to describe and narrate the leadership journey and experiences of the women university president using narrative data analysis to create a story of the leadership journey of the women president. The results of the study revealed that the woman presidents were destined to be a leader because their leadership starts from the grassroots to the top management position. As president, their position is unpredicted but destined. They win the trust and respect of their subordinates being transformative leaders. They encountered challenges in institutional status, people, and infrastructure. Strong personalities and determination as transparent leaders made them win the trust and respect of their people. They promote equality and equity, and their decision is collaborative. At the end of their storyline, they want to be remembered as simple and humble presidents that make sounds leadership and significant changes for the people and the university. A new model of women's leadership was developed out of their storyline. This model describes them as women who provide Love, Equity, Action, Direction, Empowerment, and Reform because they were indeed woman leaders. Keywords: Woman leadership, State Universities, and Colleges, Phenomenological Study, Narrative Analysis, Philippines Introduction Women have increasingly moved toward greater gender equality at home and in the workplace. Yet, women are still underrepresented in leadership roles, especially within universities of higher education. This claim drives the researcher to study the leadership of women presidents in the State Universities and Colleges in the Philippines context. Several studies have identified the aptitude, and professional and administrative effectiveness of women, which may be more important than men. However, due to the unequal representation of men and women in administrative positions in the university, women's professional and leadership status still suffers from large disparities (Al-Jaradat, M. K. M. (2014).). For instance, the awareness that women are less likely to succeed in leadership can