Benneth Rose Datiles Jullar (Author)
Abstract
The survey-correlational research design was used in this study to determine the top five (5) representation, challenges, and opportunities of women in top management in the city of Roxas represented by the public and private establishments and organizations from the major service sectors – educational institutions, healthcare facilities, government offices and agencies, and tourism accommodations within the Roxas City. The participants of this study were the 100 women professionals with managerial level positions selected using snowball and convenience sampling. The levels of top five (5) women representation in top management was measured using adapted and modified Representation of Women in Top Management Questionnaire from United Nation’s Gender Equality Capacity Assessment Tool, while the levels of top five (5) challenges and opportunities of women in top management were measured using the adapted and modified Challenges of Women in Top Management Questionnaire and the Opportunities of Women in Top Management Questionnaire both from Rahel Hailu’s research instrument. The statistical tools used in data analyses were mean, standard deviation, and Pearson r. All inferential tests were set at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The major findings of the investigation revealed that the levels of the top five (5) representation of women in top management in the major service sectors of Roxas City was “highly represented”. The levels of the top five (5) challenges of women in top management in the major service sectors of Roxas City was “Challenges of Low Relevance”. The levels of the top five (5) opportunities of women in top management in the major service sectors of Roxas City was “Relevant Opportunities”. Further, there results of the study showed that there was a significant relationship between the representation, challenges, and opportunities of women in top management.
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Keywords: Women in top management, Leadership representation, Gender equity challenge