Socio-cultural Factors Influencing Female Principals’ Participation In Managerial Duties In Public Secondary Schools In Kathiani Sub-county, Machakos County-kenya.

ABSTRACT In Kenya, available information show that most schools are headed by male teachers. At Kathiani Sub County in Machakos County, 14 schools are headed by female principals out of the 31 public secondary schools. The purpose of this study was therefore to establish the influence of socio-cultural factors on female principals’ participation in managerial duties in public secondary schools in Kathiani Sub- County. Specifically the study sought to establish the influence of: gender stereotypes on female principals’ participation in taking up managerial duties, family-work balance conflict o…