Only 35pc of Tanzanian women hold senior leadership positions, says ATE

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In view of this, ATE has started a project dabbed “Female Future

Dar es Salaam. Association of Tanzania Workers (ATE) has said only 35 per cent of women in the country hold senior leadership positions.
In view of this, ATE has started a project dabbed “Female Future
Tanzania” that has trained women in leadership
skills to enable them to hold decision making
positions.
Speaking on the sidelines of ATE annual general meeting, Female Future
Tanzania project coordinator Lilian Machera said the project was
initiated in 2015 after it was learnt that 35 per cent of Tanzanian women were either seating on board or holding high positions.

“In 2016 we enrolled 33 women in leadership skills training,” she noted.
According to her, the project aims empowering women with
leadership skills, rhetoric skills and board competence.
She explained that the first batch of 33 women completed their training in May this year and the second batch was expected to start training in July this year.

The project is being implemented by ATE in collaboration with Eastern
and Southern Africa Management Institute (ESAMI) and is funded by
the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprises.