Woman in Public Administration
Women: The neglected force in public administration
Being text of the 41st inaugural lecture of Lagos State University (LASU) delivered by Prof. Iyabo Olojede, professor of Public Administration on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at the MBA Auditorium. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
THIS inaugural lecture is the second from the Faculty of Management Sciences and the first from the Public Administration Unit of the Department of Industrial Relations and Public Administration.
My area of specialization is “Women and Public Administration” This is an area that suffers neglect in political and administrative studies. This area has experienced quite a lot of trivialization by male colleagues not only in Nigeria but also worldwide. It is important to state that any nation that ignores half of its population in the public policy process does so at its own peril. The challenge of this neglect has spurred this inaugural lecturer’s interest in the study of women and public administration. This has been zealously pursued from 1985 till date, using social sciences and feminist/gender techniques of analysis in researching issues related to women and public administration.
The topic of this inaugural lecture, “Women: the Neglected Force in Public Administration,” is a product of earlier and ongoing work on issues of women’s marginalization in the public realm. The lecture is divided into six parts, namely:
i) Stages of Development in Public Administration.
ii) Women and Political Citizenship in Nigeria.
iii) Women and the Practice of Public Administration.
iv) Barriers Hindering Women in the Practice of Public Administration.
v) Institutional Environment and Affirmative Policy to Enhance the Status of Women in Public Administration
vi) Strategies for Enhancing the Status of Women in Politics and Public Administration
Stages of Development in Public Administration
Universally governments exist to promote the welfare of the citizenry. Public administration is the
Being text of the 41st inaugural lecture of Lagos State University (LASU) delivered by Prof. Iyabo Olojede, professor of Public Administration on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at the MBA Auditorium. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
THIS inaugural lecture is the second from the Faculty of Management Sciences and the first from the Public Administration Unit of the Department of Industrial Relations and Public Administration.
My area of specialization is “Women and Public Administration” This is an area that suffers neglect in political and administrative studies. This area has experienced quite a lot of trivialization by male colleagues not only in Nigeria but also worldwide. It is important to state that any nation that ignores half of its population in the public policy process does so at its own peril. The challenge of this neglect has spurred this inaugural lecturer’s interest in the study of women and public administration. This has been zealously pursued from 1985 till date, using social sciences and feminist/gender techniques of analysis in researching issues related to women and public administration.
The topic of this inaugural lecture, “Women: the Neglected Force in Public Administration,” is a product of earlier and ongoing work on issues of women’s marginalization in the public realm. The lecture is divided into six parts, namely:
i) Stages of Development in Public Administration.
ii) Women and Political Citizenship in Nigeria.
iii) Women and the Practice of Public Administration.
iv) Barriers Hindering Women in the Practice of Public Administration.
v) Institutional Environment and Affirmative Policy to Enhance the Status of Women in Public Administration
vi) Strategies for Enhancing the Status of Women in Politics and Public Administration
Stages of Development in Public Administration
Universally governments exist to promote the welfare of the citizenry. Public administration is the