An assessment of post-war female manager empowerment programme: a case study of Juba Town, Southern Sudan
dc.contributor.author | Elizabeth P., Remijo | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-23T12:13:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-11-23T12:13:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009-08 | |
dc.description | A research thesis submitted to the school of postgraduate studies in partial fulfilment for the award of a Degree of Master of Arts in Human Resource Management of Kampala International University | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | This study attempted to assess the Post-War Women Empowerment Programme in Southern Sudan. The study was set to establish the number of women employed in Ministries of Education and Gender Social Welfare in Juba town of Southern Sudan, to establish to what extent that 25% women empowerment policy has been implemented in the government of Southern Sudan, to identify the factors that hinder the employment of women in Juba town located in Southern Sudan, and to examine the strategies that can be employed to get women actively taking up leadership positions. The study employed a descriptive research utilizing 97 respondents randomly chosen from the area covered by the study. Questionnaires and interview schedules were used to collect views and opinions from the respondents. Research findings revealed that only 34 women are office bearers in the ministry of gender and social welfare, and 31 in the ministry of Education and the rest occupy lower cadreships as office messengers, secretaries and cleaners. On the notion of 25%, research findings revealed that women employed in Juba town, in the area covered by the study do not make 25% of the total workforces, indicating the extent to which female workers have not been incorporated in work. With regard to the factors that hinder the employment of women, it was found that sexual harassment, cultural and traditional beliefs, family work Vs office work, discrimination in jobs by sex, lack of qualifications were among others. In a nutshell, female managers have not frilly realized a meaningful empowerment programme capable of enabling them take up leadership positions in the new government of Southern Sudan. It was recommended that, female manager’s be empowered through education and training opportunities, change in socio — cultural and traditional beliefs, gender sensitization, civil societies participation, encouraging men to support their female counterparts among others. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/4385 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Kampala International University. College of Economics and Management | en_US |
dc.subject | Post-war female | en_US |
dc.subject | Empowerment programme | en_US |
dc.title | An assessment of post-war female manager empowerment programme: a case study of Juba Town, Southern Sudan | en_US |
dc.type | Other | en_US |