women in academic positions in the universities in nigeria

1.2 Research ObjectivesThe general objective of this research is to investigate how institutionalculture affects the gender distribution of academic and administrative academicpositions in the Universities in Nigeria.The specific objectives which are derived from this general objectives are:1. To identify the formal rules and informal practices which influence therecruitment, promotion and appointment of women to academic andadministrative academic positions in Nigerian Universities.2. To examine how institutional culture influences the effective performanceof women holding academic and administrative academic positions in thework and life of the Universities.3. To suggest ways of improving the formal and informal practices so as toenhance the contribution of women to the quality and relevance ofNigerian Universities.1.3 Research HypothesisThe following Alternate Research Hypotheses will be investigated.1. Institutional culture affects the recruitment of women of women asacademic staff in the Universities in Nigeria.2. Institutional culture influences the promotion of female academic staff inthe Universities in Nigeria.3. Institutional culture influences the appointment of female academic staffto decision-making bodies and administrative academic positions in theUniversities in Nigeria.