Gender-Inclusive Higher Education in Tanzania - Transforming Academia

Whilst there is an extensive body of research exploring the barriers to gender equality and female empowerment in high-income states, there are far fewer systematic analyses within lower-income settings. This book will be of interest to researchers and policy makers across the fields of gender studies, education, and African studies.

List of contents

Introduction and Challenge Part I: Gender Relations and Knowledge in Tanzania 1: Gender Equality Practices in Higher Learning Institutions in Tanzania: Opportunities and Challenges 2: Exploring Female Academics Underrepresentation in Senior Leadership Positions: A case of Public and Private Universities in Tanzania 3: Exploring the Gendered Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Academic Staff in Tanzania 4: Knowledge Mapping of African Theories on Gender Masculinities and Femininities: A Scoping Review Part II: Insights from the GATE Project 5: Gender Awareness and Transformation through Education: the promise and perils of a participatory action research project 6: Case Study: Disruptive development: Exposing and Unpacking Accounts of Gender Stereotyping in a Teacher-Training College - Tanzania 7: To what degree do students' perceptions of gender norms influence their participation in Higher Learning? Case study of trainee-teachers in Tanzania 8: Transforming Gender Relations and Dynamics Through Active Learning: A Case Study of the Effects of Gender Responsive Pedagogy Training in a Tanzanian Teacher-Training College 9: The slow path of progress from institutionalising gender mainstreaming to internalising equitable gender norms: A case study of a Tanzanian higher education institution.

About the author

Susan P. Murphy is an Associate Professor in Development Practice as the School of Natural Sciences, (Geography), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Susan was the Co-PI for the Gender Awareness and Transformation through Education (GATE) Project. Her research interests are in international development governance, ethics, policy, and practice.
Perpetua John Urio is a lecturer of Educational Leadership, Management and Gender issues from the Department of Educational Foundations, Management and Lifelong Learning, Faculty of Education, University of Education Tanzania. Perpetua was the Co-PI for Gender Awareness and Transformation through Education (GATE) Project.

Product details

• Authors: Susan P. Urio Murphy
• Assisted by: Murphy Susan P. (Editor), Perpetua John Urio (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2025
• EAN: 9781032749426
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3274942-6
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Routledge Studies on Gender and Sexuality in Africa
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Tanzania, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Politics & government, Educational strategies & policy, Politics and government, Social and cultural anthropology, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Educational strategies and policy