QUESTIONNAIRE FOR RESPONDENTS
This questionnaire is aimed at providing a better understanding on The effect of socio-culture
on women in leadership roles at LEKMA. Your responses will be held in the strictest
confidence. Please answer every question. Some questions may look like the others, but each
one is different. There is no right or wrong answer. If you are not sure how to answer a question,
just give the best answer you can.
1. Age Below 20 [ ] 20-30 [ ]
31-40 [ ] 41-50 [ ] 51 and above [ ]
2. Marital Status Single [ ] Married [ ]
3. Educational Background Secondary [ ] Polytechnic [ ]
University Degree [ ] Post Graduate [ ] Professional Qualification [ ]
4. Duration of stay at LEKMA Less than a year [ ] Between 2 to 5 years [ ]
Between 6 to 10 years [ ] Above 10 years [ ]
5. Which of the following are the factors that tend to restrict women from leadership
roles?
Negative attitude from men [ ] Overburden of domestic responsibilities [ ]
Lack of adequate education [ ] Lack of enabling environment [ ]
Lack of attitude (confidence) by women themselves [ ]
6. Are women allowed to via for leadership roles in your community?
Yes [ ] Somehow [ ] No [ ]
7. Have you ever been nominated in a leadership role in your community?
Yes [ ] Somehow [ ] No [ ]
8. Which is the following can be term as a factor that limit the role of women in
leadership position?
Due to my gender [ ] Due to religious factors [ ] Lack of confidence [ ]
Lack of adequate education [ ] Others [ ]
9. Does the government and traditional leaders play a role in the promotion of women in
leadership role?
Yes [ ] Somehow [ ] No [ ]
10. What do you think in your opinion are the strategies and recommendations to help
curb the situation?
Government should formulate policies that will be in favour of women [ ]
Making more leadership attractive for women than for men [ ]
Spending enough resources to educate women [ ]
Effective implementation and enforcement of human right laws [ ]
11. Do you think that there are policies in place that tend to favour women in leadership
role at your workplace?
Yes [ ] Somehow [ ] No [ ]
12. What are the attributes of women in leadership roles?
Well Educated [ ] History of wealth family background [ ]
Pursuit of higher level in life [ ] Attitude (Confidence) [ ]
13. What are the some of the social cultural factors that hinder women in leadership
positions?
Family Role [ ] Education [ ] Ethnicity [ ]
Others [ ]
14. Are women in leadership position able to balance between leadership position and
family responsibilities?
Yes [ ] No [ ] I dont know [ ]
15. Does the negative effect of socio-cultural practices affect women in leadership
positions?
Yes [ ] No [ ] I dont know [ ]
16. Are women treated on par with men in your community?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
17. What are the reasons why women are discriminated against in society in terms of
leadership roles?
Women are discriminated in the community [ ]
Women cannot combine leadership roles together with family responsibilities [ ]
The environment makes it unfriendly for women to go for leadership positions [ ]
Other factors [ ]
18. What measure can be implemented to bridge the gap between men and women in
society?
Educating women on the importance of leadership [ ]
Abolishing negative cultural practices in existence [ ]
Involving more women in decision making and leadership role [ ]
19. What are the ways by which leadership positions can become attracted to women in
society?
The media should encourage and talk to women to take up leadership roles [ ]
NGO's and other organizations should organize seminars on leadership for women
[ ]
Our educational and religious organizations should encourage women to overcome
fear to take up leadership positions in schools and churches [ ]
Government should formulate policies that will favour and encourage women to go
for positions [ ]
20. Will women be liable to take leadership roles when the above strategies are strictly
implemented?
Yes [ ] No [ ] Somehow [ ]
