Gender-Based Barriers to Senior Management Positions: A Case Study of Female Managers in Zain Telecommunication Company in Kampala District:
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Date
2010-10
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Kampala International University, Colleges of humanities and social sciences
Abstract
This study examined gender-based barriers to women in senior
management positions in Zain Telecommunication Company in Kampala
district. Specifically, the study sought to assess the extent to which Zain
Telecommunication Company had implemented the affirmative action in
promoting equal employment opportunity for staff; the extent to which
the barriers to women in senior management positions were gender-based
and; the relationship between gender-based barriers and senior
management. A case study research design was used and primary data
were collected using questionnaires and interview guides. The study
sample consisted of 67 respondents (8 managers in top positions, 59
middle and bottom staff) selected from Zain Telecommunication Company
staff in Kampala district. Finally, data collected were analyzed using the
Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS).
The results of the study revealed that affirmative action was
implemented by ensuring no employee discrimination in promotions,
remuneration and job benefits. Despite this, employee selection practices
in Zain Telecommunication Company emphasized hiring the best-qualified
individuals with no consideration of sex. This was probably because Zain
Telecommunication Company associated academic qualifications with
performance at work. Consequently, there was low female representation
among senior managers in Zain Telecommunication Company compared
to male representation. There was a negative relationship between
gender-based barriers and senior management implying that gender
factors were a barrier to women in senior management positions in Zain
Telecommunications Company.
Finally, the study recommended for mentoring of female employees
to develop managerial ability, reforming of Zain recruitment policy,
succession planning for women employees, training and sharing of family
responsibilities between women and men and networking.
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A Thesis Presented to the School of Postgraduate Studies and Research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Human Resource Management.
Keywords
Gender, Senior Management, Female Managers, Kampala District: