The Challenges Faced By Women Teachers At The Work Place In Selected Schools, Mw Ala Distict

ABSTRACT

The main purpose of motivation in any given organization is to increase efficiency and

~ffectiveness at work which eventually leads to high levels of productivity and the benefits

thereof. People are motivated by many different kinds of needs. They have basic needs for

food, clothing and shelter, but they also need acceptance, recognition and self - esteem. Each

individual experience those needs ways and to varying degrees.

To complicate matters more, people are motivated by different needs to different times in

their lives depending on their age, sex, culture, social status and ambitions. No one approach

to moti vation works for all people or for the same person all the time. For this reason. It is

necessary that managers sensitively seek appropriate ways of motivating their employees as

individuals, if organizational per formational performance is of concern to them.

The main aim of this project will be to assess the specific factors of motivation that can

feasibly be used at the work place to increase the performance of female employees. It seeks

to clarify the challenges women go through as employees and homemakers, and how these

challenges can negatively impact on their work efficiency at times. The purpose of this study

is therefore, to obta in concrete infom1ation from the field on what female teachers feel should

be done to increase their level of motivation.

The study wi ll target teachers in sampled Government secondary schools, Mwala

District.

Descriptive data will be collected which will require to be analyzed both qualitatively and

empirically (quantitively). Based on the findings of this study, conclusion will be drawn and recommendations made for necessary action by relevant authorities.