Research and debates on sex differences in leadership styles have tended to focus on, and interpreted from, the masculinist perspective. Whether or not females differ from males in their leadership styles, is a perennial and contested terrain. This study attempted to throw spanners into the debate by providing evidence from an African study that investigated the perceived leadership and management styles of female primary school heads in the Masvingo education district in Zimbabwe using the case study methodology. Three data collection tools were used: an interview, the...