International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities Vol. 3, No. 1 (2012), pp. 10-16 www.irssh.com ISSN 2248-9010 (Online), ISSN 2250-0715 (Print) How Culture Affect Women in Management Positions in Higher Educational Institutions in Uganda Nelson Jagero (Corresponding author) Senior Lecturer School of Post Graduate Studies and Research Kampala International University, Dar es Salaam Constituent Collage Tanzania Postal address: P.O BOX 9790 Dar es Salaaam E- mail: jagero66@yahoo.com Peninah Beinomugisha Deputy Director Academic Affairs Kampala International University, Dar es Salaam Constituent Collage Tanzania P.O BOX 9790 Dar es Salaam Tanzania E-mail: beinomugisha@gmail.com Enos Rwasheema Faculty of Education Kampala International University, Dar es Salaam Constituent Collage Tanzania P.O BOX 9790 Dar es Salaam Tanzania E-mail: ekrwasheema@gmail.com Mkitaswidu I Bin Said Ministry of Education and Vocational Training Tanzania P.O BOX 2669 Dar es Salaam Tanzania E-mail: binsaids@yahoo.com (Received: 30-7-11 / Accepted: 14-3-12) Abstract This paper is about women in higher education management. The issue addressed is the continuing under-representation of women in higher education management. The data presented show that in spite of advances which women have made in many areas of public life in the past two decades, in the area of higher education management they are still a long way from participating on the same footing as men. Whereas the hope is that academic life is a sphere where in theory, women should find few barriers to opportunity and that if there is anywhere that women professionals should be successful, it is in the universities, the reality seems to be that academia has been perceived as traditionally elitist, male and patriarchal in its workplace culture, structure and values. The research design used in the study was qualitative research design. The sample consisted of 15 males and 25 females, who were obtained by purposive sampling. The qualitative data was collected using in-depth interview and focus group discussions The major finding of the study is that culture, family duties, domestic labour affect women advancement in management positions in higher educational institutions in Uganda .