The problem of research is the need to find out the obstacles and difficulties facing women in accessing leadership positions at the University of Baghdad from their point of view. The importance of research comes from the importance of women in the university and their vital role in the development of society. The research objectives summarized the most important obstacles facing women Access to the leadership positions in the university and the relative weight of these obstacles as well as trying to identify differences in their view of these obstacles according to the variables of specialization (scientific, human) and the scientific title (Professor, Assistant Professor, Teacher, Assistant Lecturer). They were (144) university female teacher chosen randomly for the academic year 2016-2017.
The terms of the research have been defined and literature presented in the relevant theoretical aspect as well as a range of previous local, Arab and foreign studies.
A set of procedures was chosen by selecting a simple random sample. A research tool was built based on the literature and previous studies as well as the open question was formed in the final form of (24) paragraphs or problems distributed over (5) areas (organizational, scientific, family, materialistic, and personal). The results showed that the obstacles become more acute when they come to the organizational, scientific, family and materialistic aspects as well as other detailed results related to the differences in these obstacles depending on the variables of specialization and scientific degree. The research came with a number of recommendations and suggestions.
