Understanding the role of women in the development of society generally and in education in particular is a critically important dimension of inclusive thinking. Understanding the challenges confronting women in Kosovo as they strive to be full partners in a post-conflict society which is also an emerging democracy is another substantial dimension of inclusion as well. In building a greater understanding of the inclusion of females and female leadership in educational settings in Kosovo the author relates the issue of gender to teaching and leadership in Kosovo's higher education with specific reference to one University.