Assessment of the Factors Influencing Female Teachers’ Employment in Private Schools in Morogoro Municipality

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess factors influencing female teachers’ employment in private schools in Morogoro Municipality. The mixed research approach and cross-sectional research design were used. The sample size of this study includes 56 respondents that involve 50 female teachers and 6 heads of schools. This study used simple random sampling technique in the selection of female teachers and purposive sampling technique in the selection of heads of schools. Primary data were collected through questionnaire and interview methods, while secondary data were collected through documentary reviews. Findings of the study revealed that, the roles of female teachers in private schools are reducing girls dropout, helping students to combat their challenges, advising students, mentoring students life skills, share with students opportunities, sharing knowledge and acting as an external parent. The study recommend that, Government should ensure that, gender role stereotypes should also be abolished and urgent steps should be needed to remove the social, cultural, political, economic and legal barriers that marginalized and discrepancies of female teachers.