Employee perception of the challenges facing women’s career growth in Teachers Service Commission Secretariat, Kenya
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Date
2013-11Author
Wambua, Jasper M.
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A paradigm shift does exist in the job market in terms of the nature and extent of the
challenges that afflict women career growth in the current work environment as
compared to previous decades. This research endeavor sought to establish employee
perception of the challenges that face women career growth at the Teachers Service
Commission secretariat. The motivation behind this research effort was the interest in
seeking to establish the actual manifestation and extent of the challenges that derail the
smooth career growth of female employees at the Teachers Service Commission
secretariat to top management. A descriptive survey was used for the study so as to give a
holistic picture of the perception of women-specific challenges at the Teachers Service
Commission. To achieve this, a semi-structured self administered questionnaire was used
to seek the opinion of the various respondents identified. Two sections were used in the
questionnaire and section A dealt with demographic data while section B focused on the
peculiar challenges that afflict women career growth at the Teachers Service Commission
as informed by their perceptions and their experiences (both personal experiences as well
as experiences of others within the workforce).The findings of the study found out/
established that work-life balance, favoritism, the leadership style within the commission
and organizational politics are the major challenges that moderate the career growth of
most female employees. The study concluded that there does exist both unique challenges
that afflict female employees within the commission secretariat across all the three levels
of management cadres as well as gender skewness across various service areas or
departments with the skewness favoring members of either gender in the respective
departments or directorates. The study recommended a careful attention to balanced
progression and deployment of employees of both genders by the commission as a
strategic move to manage the perception of employees on the commission as far as
gender fairness is concerned. It also recommended enhancement of the sensitization of
all employees on gender policy as well as any other legislative framework on gender so
as to empower employees on matters that touch on their rights and welfare
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A Research Project Report Submitted In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirement For The Award Of The Degree Of Master Of Business Administration (MBA), School Of Business, University Of NairobiPublisher
University of Nairobi School of Business