<![CDATA[Muslim women’s leadership has received increasing attention alongside growing demands for gender equality and women’s involvement in strategic positions. Nevertheless, the acceptance of Muslim women’s leadership continues to face gender stereotypes, role expectations, and diverse religious perspectives. This study aims to analyze respondents’ perceptions of Muslim women’s leadership potential; describe their assessments of religious knowledge, multitasking ability, and emotional intelligence as leadership-supporting attributes; and identify their perceptions of religious aspects as challenges. This study employed a quantitative approach with a descriptive survey design involving 127 respondents. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed through descriptive statistics, including frequencies, percentages, and mean scores. The results showed that 62.99% of respondents had positive perceptions of Muslim women’s leadership potential, 15.75% were neutral, and 21.26% had negative perceptions. Religious knowledge received a positive assessment from 80.3% of respondents, followed by multitasking ability at 74.0% and emotional intelligence at 71.7%. Based on the mean scores, multitasking ability ranked highest at 4.05, followed by religious knowledge at 4.04 and emotional intelligence at 3.83. Meanwhile, 47.24% of respondents perceived religious aspects as a challenge to Muslim women’s leadership, whereas 52.76% did not. The study concludes that respondents’ acceptance of Muslim women’s leadership is generally positive, though not yet uniform. Theoretically, this study provides empirical context for human capital theory, Role Congruity Theory, and intersectionality in explaining perceptions of Muslim women’s leadership. Practically, the findings recommend inclusive Islamic values-based leadership training, equal-opportunity policies, and gender-equitable religious dialogue.]]>
