Abstract
The present study explores the life story that characterizes each of the selected women and how they get out with challenged conditions to conquer school principal-ship. The study used qualitative data to extract two (2) women principals’ meanings through in-deep interviews. The selected women principals were presented as case studies because of their potential backgrounds and experience. Ten (10) teachers randomly selected also take part in the study. The research employed a phenomenological case study approach based on the following factors: Perceptions, feelings, experiences, and resiliencies. The findings enlightened women principal’s principal-ship experiences, social roles, family and work obligations that they have to deal with in vulnerable situations. The paper also pointed out how these women surpass the barriers they encounter. The article proposes to create the educational, institutional and environmental conditions in order to make use of the potentialities of female, especially women school principals, for the success of the students.
Highlights
It is known that women in Africa face barriers to becoming leaders (Steady, 2011).Social and cultural barriers are some these obstacles women have to deal with in school settings
The present study explores the life story that characterizes each of the selected women and how they get out with challenged conditions to conquer school principal-ship
In Côte d’Ivoire, women heads play a valuable role in the management of schools and educational institutions
Summary
It is known that women in Africa face barriers to becoming leaders (Steady, 2011).Social and cultural barriers are some these obstacles women have to deal with in school settings. While the World Conference of Women, held in Beijing in 1995 recommended 30% of women in all public sectors in order to increase their representativeness. In Côte d’Ivoire, women heads play a valuable role in the management of schools and educational institutions. The increasingly noticed presence of women in public services encourages people to pay attention to their contribution to the management of organizations and above all to take a more careful look at organizational culture. Following the international conferences (Copenhagen, Nairobi, Cairo and Beijing), the political will of governments was expressed, on the one hand, through the appointment of women and on the other hand through the opening up of positions to women hitherto reserved for men such as the army, the police, and the Civil Service
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