Appraisal of Gender Discrimination in Leadership Position

The study appraised gender discrimination in leadership position. Gender awareness as a central feature of all facets of everyday life and society has become widely spread. Gender points to the disparities between men and women as enforced by society. Leaders carry out the important responsibilities of drawing out approaches for the growth of the organization. Without the presence of leaders, there would not be any definite goal before the organization and this will naturally hamper its progress. It was revealed in the study that the lack of gender equality in leadership exists due to the male-controlled values that permeates and dominates the structure of leadership. The difference in gender tasks and responsibilities mostly transforms to dissimilarity and not complementarily. This then leads to a kind of hierarchy in which it is men and men’s activities and characteristics that are highly noticed, valued and subsequently men are accorded greater position than women and girls. The result is that the society dictates male domination and female subordination. Keywords: Appraisal, Gender, Discrimination, Leadership