An assessment of women engagement in leadership at local government in Tanzania: A case of Pangani District.

Rashid, Zuhura Abdulrahmani (2023) An assessment of women engagement in leadership at local government in Tanzania: A case of Pangani District. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study aimed at assessing the effectiveness of women engagement in Leadership at local government in Pangani District. This assessment focused on the Tanzania local government election 2019 in Pangani District as a case study. The study specifically sought to find out the magnitude of women participation and performance within the local councils, determine the extent of their effective performance, their contributions in development, and the challenges that ladies encounter in participating and in performing their leadership duties within the local council. The Possible measures to foster and improve the situation of women leaders and women in general from participating in leadership in local councils were another objective of the study. Simple random and purposive sampling strategies were employed to choose the respondents among women within the local councils and members of the wards and village councils thus on scale back bias. Information was collected through questionnaires, interviews, and field observations. Findings of the study highlighted the current situation and the extent of women leaders’ engagement in local government authorities as well as the challenges they face and measures proposed to reduce those challenges. Based on the findings, the study recommended that the government should collaborate with other stakeholders on provision of public education on women empowerment in order to promote women participation and enhance community awareness on women engagement in leadership. Keywords: Women, Engagement, Leadership, Local Government.

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