Women Praying in Congregation
Question: If a number of women are in one house, must one of them lead the others in every obligatory prayer?
Answer: Yes, it is permissible for women to pray in congregation and for one of them to lead. However, she should not stand in front of the others; rather, she stands in the same row with them.

Question: But she asks whether this is obligatory—that is, are they required to pray in congregation for every prescribed prayer?
Answer: Congregational prayer is not obligatory for women; it is obligatory only for men. For women it is not required, though it is permissible—and even recommended—for them to pray in congregation, with one of them leading as noted, the leader standing in line with the rest of the women.

Question: Does that mean their praying in congregation is better than each praying alone?
Answer: We hope so, if Allah wills.
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A Woman Praying at Home While Following the Imam
Question: What is the ruling on women who perform the prayer in their homes, following an imam whose voice they hear over a loudspeaker? Is their prayer valid, or must they repeat it?
Answer: We do not consider the prayer of a woman valid if she prays at home behind the imam merely because she hears his voice through a loudspeaker. The amplified sound can travel a great distance, and the house may be far from the mosque, with streets and open spaces between them; in such a situation