The paper presents the topic of women's leadership, with special emphasis on the experiences of women in leadership positions today and the new perspectives that women in leadership positions have in their approach to leadership. The first part of the paper is based on an extensive analysis of professional, scientific literature and other secondary sources with the aim of completing the theoretical part of the research. While the second, empirical part of the paper is based on the conducted research which includes the collection, processing and presentation of data obtained by the method of in-depth interviews with women who are in leadership positions in various Croatian organizations. Based on the experiences of women in leading positions, the paper offers a better understanding of the circumstances, conditions and influences that contribute to the specifics of female leadership. The results presented indicate how the interviewees perceive the differences between the female and male leadership styles where a particular leadership style is automatically tied to a particular gender. It is also presented that men in the organizations in which they work occupy a larger number of managerial positions than women, as well as that their path of advancement is different from that of their female colleagues, and – according to the experience of the interviewees – it is easier. However, through research it also became clear that a solution to such inequalities exists, and according to the participants, it is primarily contained in education on issues related to gender discrimination and gender inequality.