Participation of women in leadership roles at Mkinga District in Tanga Region.

Rutebeka, Jimmycliff John (2023) Participation of women in leadership roles at Mkinga District in Tanga Region. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The role of women in leadership especially in Africa is an issue of concern to everyone. Women entering representation, politically, administratively, traditionally and economically have been relatively low and is progressing slowly, wherein men seems more dominant in various institutions that makes a society, widening leadership gap between men and women, and gender inequality. The general objective of the study was to assess participation of women in leadership roles at Mkinga District in Tanga Region. The study was qualitative design to assess participation of women in leadership roles at Mkinga District in Tanga Region. In undertaking the study two sampling techniques was used, namely purposive sampling to the Districts leaders from different departments including DED, Education, political leaders and random sampling which will be more applied to all some of staffs and some of citizen living at Mkinga District. And the information was collected through in depth – interviews to some of the respondents. The findings indicate that; the extent of women to be involved in leadership roles is generally below average based on elements of good governance and compared to the number of men found in leadership ground than women. Women, who aspire to be good leaders, should be ready to act against bad customs and norms against women participation in leadership roles. They should also ensure availability and accessibility of policies and circular. This study strongly recommends that women leaders should encourage active participation by engaging and involving people decision making process, so as to generate feelings of ownership of the process and the outcomes throughout the organization. Keywords: Leader, Leadership, Performance, Gender.

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