Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to examine factors that affecting women participation in leadership
public secondary school of Hadiya Zone. Research design descriptive survey as well as more
focused quantitative approach. Interview question define as qualitative methods of the research
implemented. The study was carried out in randomly selected five government secondary schools
of the Hadiya Zone. Similarly, simple random sampling technique used to select women teachers
and wereda education officers, the other respondent school leaders and supervisors sampling
techniques used to purposive as the sample of the study. Accordingly, the participants of the
study were 84 women teachers, 5 main school leaders‟ 5 vice school leaders, 5 supervisors and
15 wereda education officers. The data were collected through questionnaire and Interview. The
findings of this study revealed that was not satisfactory in the area under the study; that means
women participation in leadership position of public secondary schools Hadiya Zone was poor
and satisfactory low attention of women in decision making process. Still now there is mismatch
lack of encouragement to best performers of women teachers, weak linkage between women or
men; lack of clear guidelines and procedures of women participation in leadership performance
were found as major challenges in the implementation. Because of women teachers encounter
shortage of awareness women participation in leadership positions and lack of policy
implementation on practical activities. Based on the research conclusions, recommendations were
provided for the concerned bodies such as schools principals, women teachers, supervisors and
WEO. Women participation in leadership and employing appropriate data sources to measure
women participation in leadership are suggested as important techniques to assure formulate the
right policy implemented every sphere of work place in the area under the study.
