THE EFFECT OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IN KOGI STATE

THE EFFECT OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IN KOGI STATE

 (A CASE STUDY OF ANKPA LOCAL GOVERNMENT)

ABSTRACT

This project focuses on the effect of Gender discrimination in political leadership in Kogi State. A case study of Ankpa Local Government, Questions were formulated and answers were provided through the various responses generated through questionnaire and analyzed through simple percentage statistical techniques. The study reveal that there are fewer women in political leadership position in Kogi State, and these has a negative effect in mobilization of women which the study reveal constitute more than half of the whole population of the country in Nation building and the need to motivate and encourage them to take their pride of place in political leadership in the country. It is recommended that women should not be discriminated in appointment into leadership positions and they should be given equal opportunity, women should also be motivated.

CHAPTER ONE

1.1     INTRODUCTION

Gender discrimination in political leadership position in our society has been a burning issue for a long time now in our society. A Gender analysis reveals that men as a group has maintained the control of the instrument of power through out history thereby advisedly affecting the equilibrium of the whole system.

A close look at political leadership position in Nigeria and Kogi State in particular shows that men occupy more political leadership position to their female counterpart. As a result of the foregoing, it is important to look at or look into this issue of gender discrimination in political leadership in our society especially now that there is wild spread clamour for female emancipation and endure equal representation and participation of both male and female in the control of instrument of political leadership in our society.

1.2     STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

We can not say that we are practicing a stable democracy when women are left out from decision making process in our society, women constitute more then half of the whole population, so leaving women out of decision making process is like leaving out half of the whole population in the scheme of things in our society.

Before now, several conferences have been held in the past to discuss the plight of women hood as regards taking or having their fair share in the day to day running of our society, yet we have fever women participative actively in decision making process.

The political arrangement in Kogi State now shows that among the whole councilors, chairman, state house of representative members down to the governors appointers, women occupy a minute or small percentage of the entire political leadership arrangement. It is based on this issue that this study intend to look at the factors that impede women from leadership position in our society.

1.3     RESEARCH QUESTION

The questions to be investigated are:

1. Does gender discrimination exist in political leadership in Kogi State?
2. Why do have fewer women in political leadership position in Kogi State?
3. Does our society culture encourage the discrimination of women in political leadership?
4. Do competence affect women political leadership attainment in our society.
5. What form does political leadership take in our society?

1.4     OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

          This study or work hope to achieve the following objectives:

(a)     To examine and find out why we have fewer women in political leadership position.

(b)     What are the effects of these in our society?

(c)      To find out if women are marginalized when it comes to appointment.

(d)     To find out the attitude of women when it comes to filling political leadership position.

(e)     To offer by way or recommendation, the way forward as it concern gender discrimination generally.

(f)      To improve people knowledge in this area of life

1.5     SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This work of research we could say is timely, considering the fact that gender discrimination is a burning issue in our society. One could ask a question on why women as a group are left out in the relm of affairs politically in our society.

To address these issue subsequent administrations and even the present administration of Dr. Gooduck Jonathan has recently allocated 35% percent of his appointment to the women in our society all in a bid to streamline gender inequality in our country.

So we could say that these research work is timely as it will find out why the fore going and at the end of the work, create solution in way of suggestion to the problem.

          Further more this work of research is significant to the extend that it will contribute to our knowledge, hence, further researchers will find the work rewarding and a resource material.

1.6     SCOPE AND LIMITATION

For me I think the scope and limitation of the study should come after the research would have been carried out, but going by the format arrangements of the table of content, the following could be this some hitches we Might encounter at the course of carrying out the research work.

The study tends to cover gender discrimination in leadership (Political) in our society. We might encounter the following limitations in the course of carrying out the study;

1. Financial Limitation: There was also financial limitation, because to carry out a research of any kind you need money and being a student my finances are limited.
2. Collection of Information: There were limitations in getting all the required information needed for the research as some of the information’s where not forth coming due to lack of co-operation and secrecy the part of the respondents.
3. Time Constraints: The time required to get the research done is limited being an academic requirement to finish your studies and research takes a considerable amount of time e.g two years.
4. Secrecy: The respondents being questioned were reluctant in giving relevant information needed for the research work. They see the questions being asked as trying to probe them.
5. Illiteracy: There was limitation of illiteracy on the part of some of the respondent. It is difficult for people who cannot read and write to appreciate the need to supply relevant research information.

The fact that sometimes we have to combine our daily lectures and other academic activities with the research work. These limitations can militate against the smooth conduct of this study.

1.7     CONCEPT CLARIFICATION/DEFINITIONOF TERMS

1. Gender: The fact of being a women or man or male and female
2. Discrimination: The practice where by some group are treated less fairly than others in the society.
3. Leadership: The state of position of being a leader of being in the realm of affairs or a particular position in the society or organization.
4. Position: A person level of importance in the society or organization when compared to others.
5. Society: People in general, living together in communities
6. Democracy: A kind of government arrangement which the electorate has the final say in government.
7. Politics: Matters concerned with getting or using power within a particular group or organization.

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