Decline In Female Labour Force Participation In Nigeria: The Missing Link
Journal Title: IOSR journal of Business and Management - Year 2018, Vol 20, Issue 11
Abstract
The notion of women been viewed as the weaker sex has ascribed to most women feeling excluded and less important in Nigeria. It is also instilled in young girls that women has no say over a man which is an epic mindset, this has also limit female leadership potential in Nigerian work environment. Some of the religious and traditional norms in Nigeria belief that a girl child education is a waste of resources and that a woman’s qualification ends in the kitchen. The gender inequality has silenced the voice of women, all these plays a setback role for women in pursuing their carriers. National development of an economy can improve effectively with the active participation of women in the labour force. According to World Bank in 2016, Nigeria has 49.34% of female population, in 2017 about 45.44% in labour force this percentage constitute employed and underemployed. There is a fact which research has proven that an economy that lacks female contribution will gradual decline. The study investigated the constraints affecting women labour force participation, selfdesigned questionnaire were applied in retrieving data from 750 female respondent in the North-Central and South-East geopolitical zones of Nigeria. Findings indicate that education is the major attribute to decline of female in the labour force participation of Nigeria. The study further noted the policies by the government that are yet to be realistic and concluded with possible recommendations that can alleviate women from the impediment of labour force participation.
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