Women’s access to leadership roles in Morocco has increased during the past few decades. Their calls for change have been reinforced by contemporary ideas of gender equality, women’s empowerment, and Morocco’s official gender mainstreaming policy. Historically, leadership has been associated with men (Iannello, 2010). In the present time, several women have begun to challenge preconceived notions about the concept by showing remarkable leadership abilities in both public and private domains, including the political, economic, and religious fields, and the privacy of the home. There are, nonetheless, major disparities between the developed and developing worlds regarding gender equality due to deeply rooted patterns of discrimination and limitation, especially in the Middle East and Africa. Morocco has made significant progress regarding women’s employment, family code reform, political participation, and education. However, there is still a significant gender leadership gap in several sectors. This multidisciplinary chapter employs qualitative research to examine the intrinsic agency of women and the dynamics of female politicians, economic leaders, religious leaders, and household heads. The researchers have focused on women’s prospects to hold leadership positions across sectors and the challenges they still have to overcome to assume greater leadership roles in Morocco.

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Exploring Women’s Leadership Across Sectors in Morocco

  • Fatim Zahra Rafali,
  • Jihad Ait Hssain,
  • Siham Soulaimi,
  • Younes Ouchelh

摘要

Women’s access to leadership roles in Morocco has increased during the past few decades. Their calls for change have been reinforced by contemporary ideas of gender equality, women’s empowerment, and Morocco’s official gender mainstreaming policy. Historically, leadership has been associated with men (Iannello, 2010). In the present time, several women have begun to challenge preconceived notions about the concept by showing remarkable leadership abilities in both public and private domains, including the political, economic, and religious fields, and the privacy of the home. There are, nonetheless, major disparities between the developed and developing worlds regarding gender equality due to deeply rooted patterns of discrimination and limitation, especially in the Middle East and Africa. Morocco has made significant progress regarding women’s employment, family code reform, political participation, and education. However, there is still a significant gender leadership gap in several sectors. This multidisciplinary chapter employs qualitative research to examine the intrinsic agency of women and the dynamics of female politicians, economic leaders, religious leaders, and household heads. The researchers have focused on women’s prospects to hold leadership positions across sectors and the challenges they still have to overcome to assume greater leadership roles in Morocco.