Mubi, M.A.

This study was designed to assess factors/constrains to gender participation in the management of forest resources within the protected areas of the Cross River National Park enclave communities. The quantitative research design was adopted for the study. A null hypothesis of no factors/constrains to gender participation in the management of forest resources was formulated. 638 respondents were sampled from a population of about 4249 people living within the six enclave communities of Okwangwo, Okwa 1 and 2, Mkpot, Abung and Iku all within Boki and Akamkpa local government areas of Cross River State, which houses the two park division of Okwangwo and Oban respectively. The selection of sample was done using a mathematical model where 15 % of the total population was sampled for the study. The instrument for data collection was a well structured questionnaire divided into two sections with four point likert scale response options. Data collected using the instrument was coded and transformed into SPSS version 16 and analyzed using the multiple regressions analysis. Ten factors were suggested are being responsible for gender participation in the management of forest resources. These factors include: Sex, age, marital status, educational status, cultural factors, religion, household income, occupational status, household heads and property rights. The result of the regression analysis shows a yielded coefficient of regression correlation (R) of.351 and a multiple regression R-square (