Women's education is one of the most fundamental issues facing developing societies in general. Despite the progress that has been made in this area in most societies, but there are ambitious to make further progress in women's education to be paid on an equal footing with men in all stages of education, thus providing equal employment opportunities for both men & women.

Palestinian women have shown remarkable progress in education at various levels, despite the Israeli occupation and the negative consequences on society of all aspects of political, economic and social development, the Palestinian women contribute to raise the status of their homeland and its people. Their contributions and involvement in the teaching profession, in addition to other occupations.

The objectives :

0. The representation of women in higher education institutions, particularl in senior academic ranks
0. The effectiveness of the role played by women in various administrative positions institutions of higher education, particularly in regard to their contribution in decision-making

Research questions:

0. What are the positions occupied by women (and the reality of the work of the Palestinian women's leadership) in the institutions of higher education such as: Supervisor, Chairperson, Dean, Vispresident for: Academic affairs, Administration & financial, Planning, Quality Assurance, Registrar, Human resources Officer and Student's counseling , President.
0. What percentage of women in management positions filled in the previous question?
0. What kind of administrative tasks carried out by the woman?
0. What is the chance of women in managerial decision-making?
0. Are the decisions she takes, or shares it implemented?
0. Are women equal with men in the filling of administrative positions at the university level and the ministry of education according to qualifications and experience?

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