Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 calls for full and effective participation of women and equal opportunities at all levels of decisionmaking. Yet as we approach the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, women continue to face a gender gap in power and leadership positions. Globally, women hold just 27% of seats in parliament and 36% in local government and make up only 28% of workplace managers. Particularly, in the education system, women are also still underrepresented in leadership positions.

The African Union’s Agenda 2063 envisages a continent where women hold at least 50% of elected public offices and leadership positions across public and private sectors. However, despite these ambitious goals, women—who constitute over 60% of the East African Community (EAC) population—continue to be excluded from leadership due to ongoing social, economic, cultural, and political marginalization. 

Read more at: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-can-policies-and-practices-better-promote-womens-leadership-in-tanzanias-education-system/