Obstacles of Women Academicians: The Case of Ethiopian Higher Education Institutes

Genanew Jemberu Engida

Abstract: Education is the basis of a country to promote economical, political and social conditions. And higher institutions have been a great role to produce human resources who enhances the national development. Women education is considered as educating the whole society and women academicians in the higher institutions have huge contribution for the enhancement of girl education because of these the current Ethiopian government appreciated the engagement of women academicians in the higher institutions but they hinder many obstacles which sourced from different sides like, from organizations (bureaucratic system, low services, problem of induction and mentoring). The second obstacles is educational obstacles such as, lack of training, on teaching pedagogy, low skill of using technology, low financial payment and the third one is social obstacles like negative attitudes and expected failer, low social relationship, harassment and gender role conflict. Generally women academicians in the Ethiopian higher institution had many obstacles.

Keywords: obstacles, higher institutions, women accadamicians.

Title: Obstacles of Women Academicians: The Case of Ethiopian Higher Education Institutes

Author: Genanew Jemberu Engida

International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research 

ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)

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Vol. 6, Issue 1, January 2018 – March 2018

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Obstacles of Women Academicians: The Case of Ethiopian Higher Education Institutes by Genanew Jemberu Engida