Determinants of Gender Mainstreaming Effectiveness in Local Government Authorities in Tanzania.

Mwakiluma, Lusako Alphonce (2021) Determinants of Gender Mainstreaming Effectiveness in Local Government Authorities in Tanzania. Doctoral thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study sought to examine the determinants of gender mainstreaming effectiveness in Tanzania. The specific objectives were: to determine the influence of the existing by-laws on gender mainstreaming effectiveness, to determine the influence of the existing internal organizational mechanisms on gender mainstreaming effectiveness and the influence of advocacy on gender mainstreaming effectiveness in the study area, to examine the socio-demographic factors to influenced of by-laws, internal organizational mechanisms (IOM) and advocacy to gender mainstreaming effectiveness. The study used cross sectional research design where a total sample of 368 employees was drawn by using stratified sampling from employees of the Morogoro Municipal Council. The linear multiple and hierarchical regression models were used to assess the influence of the by-law, internal organisational mechanisms and advocacy to gender mainstreaming effectiveness (GME). The study found that there is a positive and significant influence of the existing by-laws and internal organisational mechanisms to GME. Moreover, the mean score of by-laws, mean score IOM and mean score advocacy explained an additional 17.7% of the variance in mean score of GME, even when the effects of years of schooling, original predominate, and experience in work in years are controlled. The study concludes that the mean score of GME was influenced greatly by the existing mean score of by-laws and the internal organizational mechanisms. Therefore, it is recommended that the Local Governmental Authorities to increase efforts in enforcing by-laws and also commit resources on the internal organizational mechanisms for gender mainstreaming effectiveness in the work place. Keywords: Gender, Mainstreaming, Effectiveness, Local Government.

Item Type: Thesis (Doctoral)
Subjects: 300 Social Sciences > 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology
Divisions: Faculty of Business Management > Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Depositing User: Mr Habibu Kazimzuri
Date Deposited: 14 Jan 2023 07:59
Last Modified: 14 Jan 2023 07:59
URI: http://repository.out.ac.tz/id/eprint/3359

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