Gender Discrimination and Employment Decision in Selected Nigerian Banks

Discrimination has been observed to be a cankerworm that had eaten deep into the fabric of most workplaces particularly in the developing countries like Nigeria and this has resulted in the inefficient hiring and promotion practices. Based on this, this study investigated the impact of gender discrimination on the employment decision in the selected Nigerian Banks, with a focus on First Bank Ltd., Guarantee Trust Bank, United Bank for Africa, and Wema Bank Plc. located at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA). The research adopted a structured questionnaire as the data collection’s instrument. It applied descriptive statistics consisting simple percentages and tables and used inferential statistics for linear regression analysis. The results of the study established a significant impact of: (i) sociocultural norms on the employment decision;(ii) sexual harassment on the employment decision. The study concluded that there was significant impact of gender discrimination on the employment decisions in the selected Nigerian banks. The study therefore, recommends the adoption of a strategy and implementation of a policy capable of narrowing the gender pay gap in the banking industry and as well, intensifies openness at work through publication of information on the living wage’s vows and sex-disaggregated rewards.