Socio-Economic and Institutional Factors That Hinder Women Involvement in Leadership in Bukwo District: A Case of Kongasis Constituency Uganda

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- The percentage of women in the legislature and local government in African democracies and autocracies is virtually the same (24%-25%), and the percentage of ministers in democracies was 25% and autocracies 21% (Electoral commission report, 2023). The 1995 constitution of Uganda and the 1997 Local Government Act stipulates that women should constitute a third of any local council. Women constituted about 46% of total elected representatives in LGs. The percentage of seats held by women in LG increased from 44% in 2011 to 46% in 2016. The highest political office in a district is that of the District Chairperson; in 2011, only Kongasis constituency was headed by a woman, and in 2016 only Kongasis and Kumi Districts had female political heads. In 2019 Village chairpersons by sex was dominated by males at 97% (Electoral Commission, 2019). Women are seen as inferior in society due to gender roles and reason for failure to participate in political leadership was lack of money to facilitate the campaigns - politics is highly monetized, yet men usually control resources at 69.2%. This study investigates the Socio-Economic and institutional factors that hinder women Involvement in Leadership in Bukwo District. this study was guided byy the following objectives; (i) To determine the relationship between social factors and women involvement in leadership in Kangasis Constituency-Bukwo district. (ii) to establish the relationship between economic factors that hinder women involvement in leadership in Constituency-Bukwo district (iii) to assess the relationship between institutional factors that hinder women involvement in leadership in Kongasis Constituency-Bukwo district. Data were collected a study population of 190 from which a sample size of 138 was derived. The study adopted a mixed of qualitative and quantitative approach, with structured questionnaires and in-depth interviews.