Gender Disparities in Education Administration and management- Causes and Coping Strategies by Female School Principals

Abstract

The paper is based on a study which sought to find out the barriers perceived by women aspiring to climb the management ladder in the education sector in Mwingi district. The title of the study was “Barriers perceived by female secondary school principals and their coping strategies”. These barriers are akin to ‘ceiling’ preventing women from full participation in leadership. The specific objectives of the study were to identify the barriers hindering women principals and other women aspirants from full participation in education management and secondly, to find out the coping strategies they employ. The study used a descriptive sample survey design and sampled schools from the larger Mwingi District in Eastern province by use of stratified random sampling.