GENDER DIVERSITY AND PERFORMANCE OF FEDERAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA.

Abstract

This study examined gender diversity and performance of Federal Establishments in Rivers State, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive research design. Using a combination of Krejcie Morgan sample determination and Bowley’s population proportionate distribution; a sample size of 226 respondents were obtained from a population of 558 staff of ten federal establishments in Rivers State. After validation, 226 copies of structured questionnaire were administered while 214 copies were retrieved. Pie chart was used to present the percentage of the demographic data, mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while Simple Linear Regression was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level. The study revealed dender diversity had positive significant effect on the performance of Federal Establishments in Rivers State. The implications of the results were that any Federal establishment in Rivers State that ignored workforce diversity is bound to experience poor performance. The study encouraged Federal establishments in Rivers State to pay much attention to issues of workforce diversity.