Womens Participation In Educational Leadership Of Primary Schools In Gelan Town Oromia Ethiopia

The purpose of this study was to investigate Factors Affecting the Participation of Women in educational rnLeadership Positions in the Primary Schools of Gelan Ademinstiretve town. These research questions rnsought answers for: woman applying for leadership positions; the interest of woman to come to school rnleadership positions; the attitude of the schools’ society towards women in school leadership role, rnInstitutional Related factors that impede women’s representation and encouraging measures to enhance rnwomen’s representation in school leadership positions. In order to meet the objectives of the study rndescriptive survey research design was employed. Samples of the study were selected using purposive and rnsimple random sampling techniques. In order to collect data questionnaires and interviews were utilized. rnThe questionnaires were distributed to 124 teachers, 9 school principals, and 8 Educational office mgt.rn138 filled the questionnaires and 9 respondents interviewed. The data were analyzed using descriptive. rnThe finding of this study revealed that some woman leaders are less confident ; and women have not freed rnthemselves from the long lived negative attitude of the society towards them, they accepted their rninferiority to men. It was further identified that the major cause lack of role models and mentors, lack of rnprofessional net-work and lack of equal opportunity in leadership positions. Therefore primary schools rnneed to make the work place more conducive and friendly to attract more women to the primary school rnleadership position. Involving them in decision making and leadership and the commitment of the Town rnEducation Office and primary schools to narrow down the gap will have paramount importance. rnNetworking, monitoring and providing leadership training forcefully can help young women to come rnforward so as to exercise decision making by empowering themselves as chair persons . Finally, policies rnshould be practical and not be only theoretical, and should be implemented properly

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