Critical Assessment of Factors Negatively Impacting on Effective Participation of Women in Key Leadership Roles in Nigeria: A Study of Abia State

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10.2991/978-94-6463-306-1_13How to use a DOI?

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Effective participation; women; key leadership roles

Abstract

Issues relating to gender and leadership, especially the female gender, in key leadership roles has remained a crucial subject matter in contemporary politics and leadership discourse. The study critically assessed the factors that tend to negatively impact on effective participation of women in key leadership roles in Nigeria, with particular reference to Abia State using Umuahia and Uturu as reference points. Relevant data were gathered from 384 respondents using structured questionnaire that was designed, validated and randomly administered in both towns respectively as purposefully selected. Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies were adopted in examining the perceptions of respondents. Data generated were carefully analyzed. Findings reveal that women are actually endowed with great potentials that positively predispose them to key leadership roles, which they are equally aware of. However, the snag in their effective participation is attributed to a number of factors which included culture, religion, occupation, marriage/family, gender disparity and social perception against them as weaker sex, among others. The conclusion reached is that with determined resolve by women and society at large, these factors that tend to impede on effective participation of women in key leadership roles and in fully realizing their potentials, can actually be overcome.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - J. U. Philips
AU  - N. E. Okoronkwo
AU  - V. Benson-Eluwa
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/18
TI  - Critical Assessment of Factors Negatively Impacting on Effective Participation of Women in Key Leadership Roles in Nigeria: A Study of Abia State
BT  - Proceedings of the 6th Biennial Conference of Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World Nigeria (OWSD 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 204
EP  - 214
SN  - 2468-5747
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-306-1_13
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-306-1_13
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