Abstract:
In recent years, practitioners and academics alike have accepted and supported
gender variety as a key principle that exemplifies the proper conduct of business,
suggesting that gender heterogeneity boost organizational effectiveness.
Therefore, the purpose of this study is to take a sociological analysis of the possible
ways to provide women and men with equal opportunities and outcomes in the
workplace. The social role theory was adopted to help understand gender
dynamics in Nigeria's contemporary workplace. Quantitative analysis was adopted
because its techniques are exploratory, thus the study used a survey questionnaire
that was distributed purposefully to 200 academic staff from Bingham University
and Abuja Graduate School respectively to elicit information from them. The
findings reveal amongst others that there is a positive relationship between
gender and perception of gender, as well as between religion and perception of
gender. The study concluded that by eliminating gender bias, businesses attract
and retain outstanding personnel and beat their rivals in terms of financial
performance. Amongst the recommendations was that there is need for
organizations to create their own specific, practical strategies to ensure there is
gender inclusivity and equality in the workplace
