Gender Discrimination and Women Career in Imo State: A Case Study of Imo State University, Owerri
- 1 Department of Sociology, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria
Abstract
In this paper, we carry out two types of analys e s namely descriptive and inferential analys e s to determine the effect of gender on career choices, employment and promotion of the staff in Imo State University, Owerri. The descriptive statistical analysis indicates fair gender balance in the university with respect to staff’s career choice, employment and promotion. This was based on the sample data. From the inferential analysis obtained from the three hypotheses stated and tested in this study, there were strong indications that gender consideration is significant in career choices , employment but not promotion in Imo State University, Owerri. Hence, this research does not support the claim that there is gender discrimination against women.
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