Abstract:
The main objective of this study was to assess the factors that affect participation of women in
leadership positions in North Shoa Zone Offices. In order to achieve this objective a sample of
166 women have taken from the total of 397 women workers of the North Shoa Zone Offices. And
both descriptive and inferential statistics have been conducted. In order to determine the
relationships between different factors and the representation of women in leadership position used Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The study used multiple regression analysis to determine
the impact of representation on the women representation in leadership position. The descriptive
result of the study shows that about 7.23% of the respondents have managerial position starts
from team leader up to top position of the North Shoa Zone Offices and the remaining 92.77% of
the sampled respondents have non managerial position. And the result of Pearson correlation
revealed that societal factors, organization factors, training factors, personal factors,
effectiveness and duration service of employee have a significant effect on the current position of
women in the North Shoa Zone Offices. Finally the North Shoa Zone Administration should take
the commitment of increasing the number of women in managerial position. In order to enhance
the participation of women in leadership position training and continuous capacity building and
mentoring program should be given for women workers. More over the North Shoa Zone Offices
should provide equal opportunities for all qualified women and upgrade their managerial
experience through training.
