Economic Factors Affecting Gender Equality within Households in Tanzania: A Case Study of Dodoma City Council.

Mtinga, Fatuma Swalehe (2024) Economic Factors Affecting Gender Equality within Households in Tanzania: A Case Study of Dodoma City Council. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study titled “Economic Factors Affecting gender equality within Households in Dodoma City Council, Tanzania”, is guided by three specific objectives, namely, To analyze the extent to which economic factors affect gender equality within households in Dodoma region, To examine the measures for mitigating economic factors that affect gender equality within the household in the Dodoma region and to examine the challenges of mitigating economic factors that affect gender equality within households in the Dodoma region. This study employed 384 respondents, using mixed method approach. The research design employed was exploratory design.Data analysis involved both quantitative and qualitative analyses.In qualitative analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics wwere used while in qualitative analysis data were analysed using content analysis using different themes. SPSS Version 23 software was used to assist in data analysis. Findings showed that economic factors such as the wage gap and limited employment opportunities influenced gender equality to a greater extent. Furthermore, the findings revealed that women’s participation in the household’s economic decision-making would mitigate economic factors that enhanced gender inequality. It was recommended that employers should give women equal chances with men when recruiting them. Keywords: Gender inequality, wage gap, economic factors, households, Tanzania.

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