Undaunted, the woman's in charge, taking over (6)
I believe the answer is:
heroic
'undaunted' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'the woman's in charge taking over' is the wordplay.
'the woman's' becomes 'her'.
'in charge' becomes 'ic'.
'taking' is an insertion indicator.
'over' becomes 'o' (cricket abbreviation**).
'her'+'ic'='heric'
'heric' enclosing 'o' is 'HEROIC'.
(Other definitions for heroic that I've seen before include "Of deed or person, very brave" , "Epic" , "Supremely courageous and brave" , "Valiant, courageous" , "Gallant" .)