Challenges and Opportunities of Women to be Leaders in selected Governmental Secondary Schools of Addis Ababa
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2013-07
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Addis Ababa Univerisity
Abstract
The study was designed to investigate the factors that contribute to the low participation
of women and to assess the opportunities that promote women’s participation in school
leadership. Survey research method was conducted in five secondary schools and the data
were collected using questionnaire, interview ,and focus group discussion from teachers,
Addis Ababa city government education bureau gender expert, woredas education bureau
officials ,vice principals, and a principal; then the data were analyzed both quantitatively
and qualitatively. Therefore the result revealed that the presence of strategies, plans, and
policies, gender sensitivity of selection criteria of principals for secondary schools,
regular revision of gender policies and strategies ,the presence of women affair
departments and presence of on-job and pre-job trainings and the effectiveness of women
in planning were the opportunities that encouraged women’s participation in school
leadership. However, less commitment of officials to implement gender sensitive
policies, negative stereotyping, fear of balancing family and professional work, informal
network of men, absence of role models and low educational background of women were
barriers for the low participation of women principals in secondary schools. Therefore, to
enhance the participation of women principals in secondary schools, all officials should
be committed to implement gender sensitive policies, awareness creation programs
should be implemented to the society ,and strong network of women should be designed
through which they can share experience.
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Education