Gender Sensitivity in Public Management Education in Africa

The focus on women and gender-related issues is clearly one of the most important concerns of development administration today. Against this background, examines the problem of ensuring that gender issues are fully incorporated into management education in Africa. The discussion elaborates on why an...

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Published in:The International journal of public sector management 1993-02, Vol.6 (2), p.47-65
Main Author: Ayeni, Victor
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa
Botswana
Conferences
Conventions
Education
Equal opportunities
Equal rights
Gender
Gender aspects
Management
Management development
Proposals
Public administration
Sensitivity
Sexism
Social conditions & trends
Strategy
Studies
Teaching
Women
Womens studies
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Summary:The focus on women and gender-related issues is clearly one of the most important concerns of development administration today. Against this background, examines the problem of ensuring that gender issues are fully incorporated into management education in Africa. The discussion elaborates on why and in what direction and strategies African universities, defined as the centre of the intellectual concerns raised, should take on the matter. Existing theories do not provide clear guidelines. Hence proposes some alternative possibilities based on the principle of representation and decentralized administration. It is noted that the challenge of sensitizing public management education in Africa to gender concerns is not solely an intellectual one. It has political elements too. In effect, therefore, it is important to reiterate the need to guarantee all relevant social groups′ meaningful participation in the development process.
ISSN:0951-3558
1758-6666
DOI:10.1108/09513559310028270