A study was conducted to determine if differences existed in the leadership styles of senior level administrators in two-year colleges as a result of situational and biographical variables, including gender. The Leader Effectiveness and Adaptability Descriptor (LEAD) instrument and a biographical/situational questionnaire were mailed to 150 female and 150 male administrators. Study findings, based on an adjusted response rate of 75.7% (106 women and 121 men), included the following: (1) 69% of the men and 50% of the women held doctoral degrees; (2) 92.6% of the men, compared to 58.5% of the women, were married; (3) men had more experience in higher education administration than did women; (4) no differences in management styles were found to exist as a function of job responsibilities, reporting levels, collective bargaining arrangements, gender, or experience in higher education; though differences in management styles were identified as a function of institutional size, age, and educational achievement; and (5) female administrators over 40 years of age tended to be more collaborative and to emphasize more decentralized decision-making approaches than their younger female counterparts. The survey instruments are appended. (LAL)