Abstract

This study focused on the effects of gender issues on workplace performance. The objectives of this study were to identify common gender issues at the workplaces, to identify their effects on workplace performance.

The methodology of this research consists of data collection and analysis etc., two main sources of data collection, the primary and secondary sources used. From the result obtained from the field, from respondents, socio-demographic background played a great part in respondents responds and the study find out that there is gender issues and different organisation have different ways of addressing gender issues and the different policies affects workplace performance differently.

Some recommendations have been made concerning this gender issues; workers of both sexes should try to follow the policies that have been used in their organisation by practicing them to boost workplace performance overtime.

The organisation should also try to implement policies and make sure they are been use well without missing out the objectives and the government should also follow up organisations when preparing to implement these policies that addresses gender issues. To conclusion when workers’ feelings are taken into consideration, it will lead to an increase in workplace performance.

CHAPTER ONE

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background to the Study

Gender issues are aspects related to both men and women lives and situations in the society and the way they interrelate to and use of resources, their activities and how they react to changes, interventions and polices.

With related fact in the workplace, when there is gender inequality it can easily lead to the improvement in performance as well as a decrease in performance and with this, some organization are bound to face a series of turnover if care is not taken.  It is believed when there is equality between men and women working under the same platform it will lead to better outcome in terms of workplace performance.

The research study is based on the effect of gender issues on workplace performance. This problem of gender issues is being seen in the developing countries. This effect of gender issues can lead to increase labour turnover thereby by giving a negative impact on one’s happiness and health. Also, it can lead to sexual harassment.

And with this sexual harassment some might be reluctant to complain since they might feel that their complaints will not be taken seriously. Also, the harmful effect of gender issues on workplace performance might lead to bad reputation thereby increasing public allegations of gender discrimination that can hurt the brand image of a company as well as its stock price.

Gender equality implies recognition of the different needs and interests of group of men and women alike, this in view of their diversity (Ali, 2015). Likewise, one can say that gender inequality continues to be a workplace issues on performance in many countries despite gender equality research and activism.

1.2 The Problem Statement

During the pass decades in many countries in the developed and developing countries, workplace performance has created a lot of gender gap due to gender issues. There has been a disparity between men and women where women are considered as the inferior beings and that they can better perform well when it comes to taking care of the house and giving birth to children.

Some of the situations apply in Cameroon where men are given top-job positions and women staying at the bottom of the organization, this problem of gender issues face in the workplace are gradually becoming eradicated as seen with the coming of new organizations.

Despite the increasing sensitization and awareness of these ills on development, women’s participation in workplace performance still seems to be low (Atanga, 2010), hence organizational leadership as men seems to dominate women in performance. Just as some report on gender diversity, some workplace in Africa reveals women participation in terms of leadership ranges from 10% to 52% and less than 1 in 10 of their senior leaders are women (Onaloja, 2015)..

1.3 Research Questions

1. What are the effects of Gender issues on the workplace?
2. What are the impacts of these effects on workplace performance?

 1.4 Research Hypothesis

H1: There exist a direct positive relationship between gender issues and workplace performance

H0: There is no relationship between the effects of gender issues and workplace performance.

1.5 Research Goals/Aims/Objectives

Objectives

1. To identify common gender issues at the workplace
2. To identify their effects on workplace performance