Factors That Influence Career Progress Of Maasai Women. Case Study Of Maasai Mara University.

Abstract

ABSTRACT The career progress of women refers to the job advancement and development of women in both the formal and informal sectors. Often the career advancement and development of women in many fields is usually slow and most women start their careers either in lower status, lower paying jobs or as contract employees and they remain in those position most of their career life. This is because of the so many barriers and obstacles that they have to confront since they block their way. The general objective of the research was to study the factors that influence the career progress of women in Maasai Mara university. The study focused on the socio-cultural, economic and environmental factors that influence the career progress of Maasai women which acted as the three main objectives of the research. The survey also employed Rawls' theory of justice and random sampling in the research. This descriptive research will employ qualitative research design in order to provide answers to questions that arise during the study. The quantitative data was collected through administering unstructured interviews to the respondents. Then the quantitative data was statistically analysed by a computer programme known as statistical package for social science(SPSS) and presented using pie charts, tables and mean.