Benue State University, Makurdi

THE NATURE OF WOMEN DISCRIMINATION IN ORGANIZATIONS

Zom Hannatu Ibrahim & Donatus Paul
Sociology Department,
Kaduna State University,
Kaduna.

Abstract

Gender discrimination is a broad phenomenon which is affecting every political, social and economic life. It has become a common occurrence everywhere in most developing and least developed countries. Large number of women has over the years entered into the male dominated workplaces mainly due to societal changes. Studies on gender discrimination had focused on other fields of life. Theory of Gender Practices in Organizations was used. The study employed survey design, where both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from 120 female respondents. Results were analyzed at Uni-variant using frequencies and percentages. The result revealed that most women are been discriminated based on their gender thereby not giving them opportunity to showcase their productive quota to the growth of the organization. Therefore equal opportunity should be given to both male and female employees.

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