Woman in Development & Politics

Comparative Analysis of men and women’s political attitude Case study: City of Isfahan (From Conservatism to Liberalism)

Vahid Ghasemi; Zahra Zakeri

Volume 8, Issue 2 , July 2010

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Fertility Rate and Women’s participation in Labor Force Case Study: Middle Eastern and North African Countries

Maysam Musai; Nader Mehregan; Ruholah Rezaee

Volume 8, Issue 2 , July 2010

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Gender analysis of accident with focus on healthy lifestyle Case study: 0.young adults in Tehran

Mahmoud Sharepour; Abouali Vedadhir; Sakineh Ghorbanzadeh

Volume 8, Issue 2 , July 2010

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Analysis of gender structure of theoretical and Technical - Vocational high schools in the second and third developmental plans and its effect on the university acceptance of boys and girls

Farideh Maneshii; Raziyeh zohrevand; Faezeh Mashini

Volume 8, Issue 2 , July 2010

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Education is an investment to improve working ability and social activities of people. In the Iranian educational system, training of human resources (men or women) is done via theoretical and Technical - Vocational fields of study in the high schools. In fact the students’ future education and employment ... Read More Education is an investment to improve working ability and social activities of people. In the Iranian educational system, training of human resources (men or women) is done via theoretical and Technical - Vocational fields of study in the high schools. In fact the students’ future education and employment is ascertained by choosing the desired field of study at the end of first year of high school. In the other word, students’ higher education aspirations are directed by the fields of study at high school. They may opt for theoretical studies in which case they can continue such studies at University or they may choose a vocational study which prepares them for a technical job in future The aim of this study is to investigate the gender structure of students in the high schools in the theoretical and Technical - Vocational fields and its effect on acceptance of male and female students in the universities. The theoretical framework under which this study is carried out is in accordance with human resources management theories. Descriptive methods are used for statistical evaluation. The results of this study show that although the male students' proportion was higher in the first grade of high school in all studied years, registration rate of girls for pre-university grade was more than that of boys. Our findings also show that although presence of girls has increased in the Technical - Vocational fields in the third development plan, boys have enjoyed greater opportunities and facilities for continuing education in these fields. Higher number of Technical - Vocational schools and higher diversity in the offered Technical - Vocational fields for boys are just some of these mentioned opportunities. Greater access and presence of boys in the Technical - Vocational fields and so lower access and presence of girls in these Technical - Vocational fields and their presence in the theoretical fields as a result, is a cause for gender gaps in the proportion of females over the males in pre-university education and higher acceptance of girls in the universities.

An investigation on the Dimensions of Social Exclusion of the Rural Female Household heads in terms of Employment and Residence

Seyed Ahmad Firouzabadi; Alireza Sadeghi

Volume 8, Issue 2 , July 2010

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Transformational leaders in schools:Male or female principals?

Hassan Reza Zeinabadi

Volume 8, Issue 2 , July 2010

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Recent developments in leadership theories and styles have shifted interest from classic styles to transformational leadership style. This new style has become a popular model of leadership in most organizations especially, in educational organizations.Transformation occurs when one or more persons engage ... Read More Recent developments in leadership theories and styles have shifted interest from classic styles to transformational leadership style. This new style has become a popular model of leadership in most organizations especially, in educational organizations.Transformation occurs when one or more persons engage with others in such a way that leaders and followers raise one another to higher levels of motivations and morality. Bass (1985) mentioned that transformational leaders motivate followers to performance beyond expectations and he also suggested that there were four different components of transformational leadership including Intellectual Stimulation, Individualized Consideration, Inspirational Motivation, and Idealized Influence. Transformational leadership has been widely linked to positive individual and organizational consequences, typically, with higher trust in leader and organizational citizenship behavior of employees. Although a number of studies have investigated gender differences in leadership style but empirical evidence surrounding the gender differences in transformational leadership is relatively scarce. It has, however, been suggested that female leaders may be more transformational than males. Despite evidences which emphasis on female advantages, research about differences of male and female principals in transformational leadership and teacher related consequences have yielded contradictory findings. Therefore the question remains as whether women and men are equally likely to be transformational leaders or does one’s sex have a slight advantage? The purpose of this study is to examine gender differences in transformational leadership components of male and female principals and their effect on teacher trust in principal and organizational citizenship behavior. A sample including 200 female teachers and 36 female principals of girls' primary school and 200 male teachers and 41 male principals of boys' primary school of Tehran city were selected and data were collected through 3 questionnaires. Teachers answered the transformational leadership and teacher trust in principal questionnaire while the principals answered the organizational citizenship behavior questionnaire. Factorial analysis of variance was used to assess the gender differences in components of transformational leadership and path analysis was used to examine impact of components on teacher trust in principal and organizational citizenship behavior. Analysis of results indicated that mean of components in female principals was significantly higher than male principals. Results of path analysis showed that the impact of components of transformational leadership of female principals on trust in principal and organizational citizenship behavior is higher than that of male principals. Therefore Female principals' advantage in transformational leadership may be due to the following reasons: Females are perceived as transformational more often than males. Females as a group are relations-oriented and other-oriented than males. Females may be more devoted to individual follower development than males. Females highlight responsibility and care but males highlight rights and justice. Females tend to be less self-serving authoritarians than males. Females are less conforming, more self-confident, and more likely to take risks. Positive qualities such as sensitivity, nurturance, emotional expressiveness and individualized consideration are more associated with the feminine stereotype. Results of the study have positive implications for the women’s future in school administration position and also indicate that transformational leadership requires a gender balance rather than the traditional leadership stereotype of masculinity.

Analysis of the effects of women’s employment on their life quality Case study: Iranian Female Employees in the Ministry of Agriculture

Fatemeh Javaheri; Sayed Hossein Serajzadeh; Rita Rahmani

Volume 8, Issue 2 , July 2010

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Women’s human capital and fertility convergence in Asian countries

Hatam Hosseini

Volume 8, Issue 2 , July 2010

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Interaction in Cyberspace and its effect upon women’s identity in Iran

Zahra Pishgahi Fard; Salman Ansari Zadeh; Afshin Karami; Faryad Parhiz

Volume 8, Issue 2 , July 2010

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An investigation on the needs, motivations and suitable occupations of working women in governmental sectors

Esmat Danesh

Volume 8, Issue 2 , July 2010

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