Abstract
This study seeks to assess the policies of empowering Egyptian women in decision-making positions as well as identifying the challenges that limit the chances of women in taking over leadership positions. Additionally, a number of secondary goals were investigated such as; defining the concept of empowerment and leadership with a focus on their types and dimensions, identifying the characteristics and skills of women leaders, understanding the aspects of women empowerment in decision-making positions as well as monitoring and evaluating the existing stance of women in leading positions. The study showed that the leadership empowerment of women is progressing at a fast and advanced pace, which indicates that the empowerment of women is amongst the key goals of the 2030 vision and recommends additional procedures to ensure consistency of such policies to support sustainable societal development. Keywords: Women – Empowerment – Decision Making – Leadership positions - development DOI: 10.7176/JLPG/112-12 Publication date: August 31 st 2021
Highlights
The UN has clearly set measurable indicators for women empowerment; these have included the percentage of women joining the workforce, and holding leadership positions; the presence of new opportunities of education and training for women; the participation of women in policy and decision making processes
Remarks The research addressed the issue of women empowerment in leadership positions in the period from 2014- 2020
The paper primarily aimed to monitor the status of empowerment towards women along with the tools facilitated www.iiste.org by the government and civil institutions to enable women and integrate them as active members in the society
Summary
The UN has clearly set measurable indicators for women empowerment; these have included the percentage of women joining the workforce, and holding leadership positions; the presence of new opportunities of education and training for women; the participation of women in policy and decision making processes.
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