Attitudes of Employees towards Female Leadership in Nigeria: A Study of Government Workers in Dekina Local Government of Kogi State
Abstract
This study examined the attitudes of employees towards female leadership among Dekina local government workers in Kogi State, Nigeria. The objectives of the study included examining the attitude of employees towards women leadership and identifying the factors that influence women in leadership. Survey research design was employed while purposive sampling technique was used to sample 234 out of the estimated population of 684 employees at Grade Level 10 and above in Dekina Local Government Council was taken. WAMS (women as a managerial scale) used for data collection. Accordingly, data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. one-sample t-test shows that there is a statistically significant mean difference (t (233) =24.87, p<0.05) between the sample mean score and the hypothesized mean score of the instrument and the result shows that most of the respondents have a positive attitude towards females in leadership. Independent sample t-test also indicated that there is a significant mean difference in the level of attitude towards women leadership (t (232) = 3.16, p<0.05) between male and female respondents. However, the One-way ANOVA result indicated that there is no statistically significant mean difference in the level of attitude towards women leadership (F= 0.94, df (4,230), p>0.05) among respondents of the study across age groups. One-way ANOVA also revealed that the level of attitudes towards women leadership (F=3.33, df (3,231), p<0.05) was found to be significant across the marital status of respondents. One-way ANOVA result also indicated that there is a significant mean difference in the level of attitudes towards women leadership (F =3.05 df (4,230), P< 0.05) among respondents across the educational status. The major factors influencing the attitude of employees towards female leadership were traditional gender roles, socio-cultural, psychological, martial, political and constitutional provision in the study area.
