The Impacts of Gender Based Discrimination on the Academic Performance of Female Student: In The Case of Wolkite University College of Social Science and Humanities.

Abstract

The overall objective of this study was to examine the impacts of gender based discrimination on the academic performance of the female student in the case of wolkite University College of social science and humanities. To conduct this research the researcher was used cross sectional study design and it used mixed research approach. The study was also used both probability and non-probability sampling techniques, for probability sampling technics the researcher was used Simple random sampling, and from non-probability sampling techniques purposive sampling was employed. Through simple random sampling method total of 62 female students were selected from Wolkite University particularly from social sciences and humanity students. To conduct this research two data collection tools were employed for the effectiveness of the results which are interview and questionnaire. The baseline finding revealed that the off campus factors that affect female students academic performance include female back ground, economic problems and the rule of brokers to initiate female students to work as sex workers. As a recommendation the university should create means of paying special attention to students from law socio-economic back grounds, students with disabilities HIV/AIDS and jointed the university from rural areas.