GENDER FACTORS AND CAREEER CHALLENGES OF OFFICE SYSTEM MANAGERS' IN BANKING INDUSTRY

This study examined gender factors and career challenges of office system managers in banking industry. Three research objectives, three research questions and three research hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Ex-post facto research design was used for the study. Simple random sampling techniques was used to select 75 respondents out of 100. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire title "Gender Factors and Career Challenges of Office System Managers in Banking Industry Questionnaire" (GFCCOSMBIQ). The instrument was validated by two experts. Data from 75completed questionnaire forms was used for data analysis. The hypotheses were tested with chi-square statistics. The findings shows that Female career challenges, male career challenges and family background positively to the selection of office personnel by gender in banking industry. Based on findings, it was recommended among others that employers in private enterprises should not practice gender discrimination in the selection of office personnel in order not to discourage a particular gender from seeking employment in that area.