OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF WOMEN MANAGERS IN SELECTED ORGANIZATIONS

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate and compare the challenges and opportunities, leadership style practiced, the decision making capabilities of women managers in female and male dominated organizations. The policies and strategies that could help women managers in both organizations were insufficient. Regarding challenges of women managers in both organization is more or less the same however in women dominated organization still the challenges of women managers is significant than men dominated organizations. The leadership styles of women managers in both women and men domination organization was studies on people oriented and democratic. The data were gathered using questionnaire and interview. The data obtained were analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative techniques. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and independent sample t-test. The qualitative data were analyzed using narration. Comparison made on the leadership style, challenges and opportunities and decision making capabilities of women managers in both types of organization. As research findings show that the policies and strategies that could able to support women managers were insufficient and there is no any mentorship program incorporated in their organizational policy. Challenges were found almost the same in both organizations. In both organizations women managers were good in decision making. The study suggested that organizations to review their policy concerning women managers, to use the leadership style and sound decision making ability of women managers as it help the organization.