Challenges faced by women in obtaining leadership roles in South African Higher Learning Institutions

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dc.contributor.authorQwelane, Nomsa
dc.contributor.supervisorKoech, Roselyn
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-08T07:56:28Z
dc.date.available2024-10-08T07:56:28Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionA Research Proposal presented for the degree of Masters in Business Administration in the Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2021
dc.description.abstractThe role of women in leadership positions in the South African Higher Learning Institutions (HLI) is crucial. It is inclusive to women from different ethnic groups, ages, abilities, socioeconomic status, and various other women who face marginalization due to their different walks of life. South Africa is formed of diverse societies; hence, HLI should enrol women from diverse backgrounds; however, the policy is not inclusive of women’s leadership roles. This has a negative impact on their work performance. Therefore, this study is inquisitive to understand whether the barriers are identifiable in policies of HLI. This study aimed to identify and characterise opportunities for growth for women in higher education institutions. Eleven adult females in senior administrative positions between the ages of 25 and 65 participated in the study. A phenomenological approach, including The Glass Cliff Theory, was used to ground the study. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data and further analysed thematically. Results showed that the executive management had played a pivotal role in implementing diversity policy, such as removing these barriers. However, the participants have noted the fundamental challenge of the policies was not its framework but rather the speed at which it was implemented.
dc.description.submitterMM2024
dc.facultyFaculty of Commerce, Law and Management
dc.identifier.citationQwelane, Nomsa. (2021). Challenges faced by women in obtaining leadership roles in South African Higher Learning Institutions [Master’s dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. WireDSpace.https://hdl.handle.net/10539/41433
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/41433
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.rights© 2021 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.schoolWITS Business School
dc.subjectWomen in leadership
dc.subjectHigher Learning Institutions
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectAcademia
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectBarriers
dc.subjectMentoring
dc.subjectPolicy Development
dc.subjectSuccession
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.subject.otherSDG-4: Quality education
dc.titleChallenges faced by women in obtaining leadership roles in South African Higher Learning Institutions
dc.typeDissertation
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