WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT POSITIONS: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS.

The aim of this study is to find out about women in management positions, challenges and prospects. In the process of this research work, the researcher formulated three research questions, and sample sizes of 50 respondents all randomly selected were used. Questionnaires were used to get the opinion of respondents on the research questions posed by the researcher. In testing the opinion of the respondents, the researcher discovered that majority of the respondents believed that women have been making effort towards getting to top management positions despite all the constraints. Both secondary and primary data were used in the process of this work. Chi-square method of analysis was employed in the process of data analysis for the test of hypotheses. Based on the data analyzed, the researcher found out that there are numerous challenges, among which are lack of proper child care services by government and various organizations, the stress of combining home management, child bearing and care with work, gender discrimination, socio-cultural, religious barriers etc. These challenges faced by women hinder growth in their various career choices.