Effects Of Social Cultural Beliefs On Women’s Career Of Zimbabwe

This research aimed to look into the jolt of socio-cultural effects on women’s careers in Zimbabwe.Although the impact of social and cultural beliefs on women’s careers is ably documented internationally,a study in Zimbabwe on this topic has been avoided.This research surveyed the extent of social-cultural effects on women’s participation in their careers,mainly identifying some of the challenges faced by the women,for example,the Shona,Zimbabwe.The research sought to dissert the following views: the title role of women in Zimbabwe,the effects of sociocultural beliefs concerning upbringing and careers,and digging deep into the social-cultural impact of women’s nonparticipation in careers.This scantiness integrates the repeatedly clenched belief that value has been obtained in Zimbabwe,which covers the tenacity of discrimination of gender and social inequality.Depiction of women’s life experiences,this research shows how the social culture molded how women carry themselves in conjunction with their culture and conceptions about leadership in tertiary education in Zimbabwe.This qualitative research highlighted three lived experience analytical frameworks concerned with people from life experience.Surveys were used as the methodology to collect data;Marondera was used as the case study because it consists of urban and rural areas.Five of the six women in leadership positions worked at a technical institution,and all ran departments or divisions.They were the subjects of in-depth personal interviews,and the material obtained from those interviews was analyzed using a thematic method.The research was qualitative and directed by the role congruity theory.The study aimed to understand how sociocultural norms impact human behavior and experience.A research population that included chiefs,headmen,village leaders,old ladies and men,and councilors who had an in-depth understanding of the topic was compiled.Purposively sampling twenty-seven individuals,with nine participants from each of the three wards,was sufficient for the research rooted in ant-positivism.In-depth interviews and questionnaires were utilized as necessary means for data collection;following data collection,latent content analysis was utilized for data analysis.According to the study’s findings,illiteracy,culture,and general ignorance on the part of women contribute to a low level of interest and participation in leadership roles.