Factors Affecting Women’s Participation in Leadership Positions: in Government Secondary Schools of Yeka Subcity
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2023-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess factors affecting women’s participation in Leadership
position: Yeka Sub-city Government secondary schools in focus. To conduct this study, the
descriptive survey method was employed. A total of 270 sample respondents were selected and
involved in the study. Both probability and non-probability sampling techniques were employed;
specifically non- probability-sampling technique was employed to select participants of interview
sessions whereas a probability-sampling technique was used to select teachers and school
leaders. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics such as frequency count,
percentage, mean, standard deviation, T value and P-value respectively. Data were analyzed
using the “Statistical Package for the Social Sciences” (SPSS) version 25 software. The finding
shows that, women perceive themselves that they are confined at lower tasks under men and they
women still acknowledge the world as masculine scales and exhibit poor risk taking of them as
ascertained by their moderate ratings in the sample secondary schools. Besides, women fear in
succeeding balancing professional work and women leaders have the right communication skills
a leader should have and they have interest in positions of higher responsibilities and agreed to
the moderate level. In addition, women’s have confidence in being successful in administration
and they perceive leadership is given to males considerably agreed with average level
agreement. The result of the study indicated that, women committed on carrying out family
responsibility and women employees have the right ambition to be a leader but with low
agreement level. Women leaders also have the right communication skills a leader should have
and they have the right communication skills a leader should have in the sample secondary
schools. Furthermore, there is also support by family so as to enhance participation of women in
leadership position and the cultural beliefs and attitudes of people towards women role have an
impact on women participation in leadership position was however agreed at high level. The
researcher concluded that women still acknowledge the world as masculine scales and exhibit
poor risk taking of themselves, Women fear in succeeding balancing professional work with
family responsibility, women perceive being a motherhood is the major barrier to participate in
leadership position in the sample secondary schools. Attitudinal misconceptions are reflected up
on women themselves, in all community and higher officials. The Current status shows that
women participation is steel at risk. From the seven secondary school one mine and three vice
principals are found in position. Women perceive themselves are confined at lower tasks under
men. Finally wrong attitude and misconception for women capacity become the most one. On
the basis of these findings, the study recommends that, all concerned bodies of the education
sector together with stakeholders should have to encourage women leaders by providing
technical support such as mentoring, networking, and develop follow up mechanisms in which
women’s may practice their leadership roles.
Keywords: Factors, Women’s Participation, Leadership and Secondary Schools.