Substrand: "8.4 Women and Leadership" (12 periods)

This sub strand consists of two sub strands. It examines the immerging roles of women in leadership and also the national government leadership and its roles within a country.

Learner's should:

Learner's should:

Learner's should:

8.4.1 know the roles of women in traditional and modern leadership (k)

8.4.1.1 identify and describe women leaders in their own community
8.4.1.2 discuss the barriers women leaders must overcome and their expected skills and knowledge needed in leadership positions

8.4.2 understand the importance of having women in making decisions and reasons for the changing roles of women in leadership (u)

8.4.2.1 examine a case study of former female politicians in national politics or Administration and other organizations
8.4.2.2 examine four case studies of women leaders (two local and two other countries)
8.4.2.3 explain the reasons for the changing roles of women to leadership
8.4.2.4 write a story about a women leader they know either from their community, they hear or read about
8.4.2.5 discuss the advantages and disadvantages of having a woman as a leader (Either locally or nationally)

8.4.3 have formed opinions about whether women should be involved in modern leadership (a)

8.4.3.1 discuss whether women should be involved in modern leadership