Equal Opportunities in Educational Management in Institutions of Higher Learning: An Agenda for Gender

Tlie article discusses the issue of gender disparities witliin education which have been long standing in many parts of the world. The discussion centres on the need for educational management boards to balance the selection and ranking of administrative-cum-inanagerial staff bif practising non discrimination and by ensuring equal riglits in the appropriate steps to liiglter positions of management, based on the notion of meritocracy and gender representation. Relevant examples have been drawn from the Zimbalnuean context. Concerns about gender disparities within education have been long standing in many parts of the world (Davies 1990, Dorsey et al 1989, Gray 1989, Shakeshaft 1887, Saint 1992). Major differences of status and position, have divided men and women teachers throughout. Recently, the issue of equity in educational administration has become of increasing concern to educational policy makers, especially in developing countries. For example, in a review of the national planning documents of a number of countries