| Abstract: | This thesis is based on the fact that there are fewer women leaders than male leaders, both in the country and in the BIB. Women face multi-faceted challenges to participate in management position due to different factors. This study aimed to identify status of women in Bunna International Bank, as well as to point out factors hindering women from the participating in leadership and forward some possible recommendations for solving the problems identified through study. In order to meet these objectives, qualitative research methods were used Qualitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The qualitative data were analyzed using narration. The data was collected by interviews and questionnaires for employees of the company to explore the current gender practices in the company and assessing the factors for underrepresentation of women in managerial position. Consequently, probability sampling was used to select the respondents for the survey Questionnaire and non-probability sampling for the interview. In way of analyzing data, techniques such as tabulation and percentages has been employed. The major factors of women participation in leadership are socio cultural, organizational and individual factors. The findings showed that women are highly underrepresented in higher level positions due to some factors such as socio-cultural attitudes and overburden of domestic responsibilities take the lion share of the factors. Due to this woman are unable to get role model and less confidence for the position. Thus, in order to minimize the existing gender gaps in decision making place, the bank needs to implement affirmative action at managerial level, giving quota number for women leadership as well as clearly needs to set the criteria while assigning employees at managerial positions. The overall recommendations of the study is the government, society and the stakeholders should give great emphasis to work on women leadership, since the country’s half of the population is women. |
