Abstract:
Globally women have been fighting for equality in political leadership, yet they
continue to face prejudices in achieving political posts. The present study aimed to
unearth women's experience in striving for leadership positions. Specifically, a
study aimed to evaluate changing women's roles to leadership positions and
stereotypes restricting women from rising to leadership positions. This study
employed a longitudinal strategy to collect data from 31 women. All of them were
interviewed to supplement information from newspapers. It was discovered that all
women statistically changed their position from low to high, indicating that they
are striving to achieve such status. It was also discovered that stereotypes such as
little or no mentorship, male rejection, family responsibilities, and rejection in
achieving leadership roles were statistically significant. The study recommended
that the Tanzania Women's Parliamentary Group (TWPG) extend their roles to
female-to-female mentorship from secondary schools to universities to mentor
emerging female leaders in our county.
