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Stimulating Gender Equity Through Female Academic Empowerment: The Case of the CoET, University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania Journal of Development Studies

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Title Stimulating Gender Equity Through Female Academic Empowerment: The Case of the CoET, University of Dar es Salaam
 
Creator Nalitolela, NG
 
Description Tanzania, like many other countries in Africa, has for a long time suffered from cultural-related gender inequality syndrome where females did not receive the same share of opportunity as males in many aspects of socioeconomic development, notably in education, politics, administration, science and technology. The gender inequality in education, and also in science and technology, are reflected by the low levels of female enrolment science subjects in secondary schools when compared to males, and also in institutions of higher learning. Another reflection is a low number of female professionals in comparison to males in science-based professions. This article presents an overview of the efforts taken by the College of Engineering and Technology at the University of Dar es Salaam in stimulating gender equity through female academic empowerment. The paper highlights situation analysis prior to 2003, before deliberate intervention measures were instituted, motivation for the gender equity intervention at the College, achievements and shortfalls, and chart out scenario for possible improvement and sustainability.
 
Publisher Educational Publishers and Distributors
 
Contributor —
 
Date 2015-07-20
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://www.ajol.info/index.php/tjds/article/view/119639
 
Source Tanzania Journal of Development Studies; Vol 11, No 1-2 (2011); 63-70
0856-9622
0856-9622
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://www.ajol.info/index.php/tjds/article/view/119639/109099
 
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