Status of Young Women’s Participation in Leadership and Decisionmaking Positions of Public Institutions in Bahirdar Zuria District, Amhara, Ehiopia
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2023-02
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Addis Ababa University
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This research was conducted to assess the status of young women’s participation in leadership and decision-making positions in public institutions in Bahirdar Zuria district, Amhara Regional State. The researcher used the descriptive research method to achieve the objective of the study. The descriptive method was used because the study was going to be a fact-finding study with an adequate and accurate interpretation of possible findings. It used both quantitative and qualitative research methods. The sample was selected by purposive sampling. Purposive sampling was used as a technique to include managers and above among employees at public institutions in Bahirdar Zuria district, Amhara region, to inquire about the status of young women's participation in leadership positions. The questionnaire was validated through a literature review and advisor approval and distributed to 196 employees of the selected population. The instruments’ reliability was assessed through Cronbach’s alpha method, and the reliability coefficient was 0.798. The data was analyzed with the help of a Computer Statistical Package For Social Sciences (SPSS). The data analyzed was presented using tables, percentages, and a figure. The main finding of the research was that the proportion of young women in leadership is smaller than that of men in their organizations. Even if organizational policies promote inclusiveness and are not age- or gender discriminatory, a lack of transparency and good governance hinder women's participation in leadership and decision-making. Moreover, women are also negatively affected by a lack of affirmative action to empower them to participate in leadership and decision-making. It also found that societal perception and attitude towards women have negative impacts on the involvement of young women in leadership and decision-making. Awareness-raising, policy review and update, empowerment interventions, capacity building, gender-based affirmative action, and recruitment process review and update were recommended.
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Yong women, Participation in Leadership and decision making