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    An Assessment of Women's Representation in key positions in Osun State Public Service
    (Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Faculty of Administration, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2021) AKINLOYE, Aderonke Olumayowa
    This study assessed women’s representation in key positions in Osun state Public Service. It identified the level of female participation in Osun State Public Service; examined and discussed the factors that affect women’s participation in Osun State public sector; and determined the extent to which the Osun State Gender policy had been able to bridge the gender gap in the Public Service. These were with a view to providing information about how many women held important offices in the Osun State Public Service. Both primary and secondary data were utilized for this study. Primary data were collected through the administration of questionnaire. The Quota Technique and purposive sampling techniques were used in the cause of the study. A fraction of 16% was selected out of the total of 78respondents in the Ministry of Economic Planning, Budget and Development. Also, 15.2% were selected out of the total of 68 respondents in the Ministry of Human Resources & Capacity Building; 18.2% were selected out of the total of 65 respondents in the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs; 17.7% were selected out of the total of 68 respondents in Teachers’ Establishment and Pensions Office; 16.9% were selected out of the total of 162 respondents in the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives; 16% were selected out of the total of 58 respondents in the Ministry of Tourism and Culture making a total of 250 respondents altogether selected and sampled for the study. The findings concerning the level of participation of women in key positions in the State Public Service of Osun showed minimal involvement of women in key positions in the public service (68.45%), no utilization of women in human resources development (78.8%), women hold no stake in developmental phase (73.6%), no fair number of women in positions not gender labeled (67.1%). The findings concerning the factors that affect women’s participate on in Osun State public sector revealed that work hours may not be friendly with their domestic responsibilities (54.6%), patriarchy and cultural belief hinders women from taking high positions (74.5%), religion forces women not to take up better career path (90.5%), low educational qualification limits strong willed women (74.8%), gender based violence (76.6%).The findings concerning the extent at which gender policy has bridged gender gap in the public service in Osun State revealed that gender mainstreaming is key in budget formulation (31.2%), there is awareness on gender based violence especially in the conduct of elections (58.9%). The study concluded that despite the increasing agitation for gender equality all over the world, there is still a record of low participation of women in politics and decision making positions in Osun State.