ABSTRACT
The few studies that mentioned gender helplessness in African civil service argued that gender does shape the opportunities and constraints women and men face in securing positions in government (Thomas-Sayter and Rocheleau 1995; Adepoju 1994; Kalu 1993). Moreover, as Adepuju pointed out, the systematically inferior position of women inside and outside the civil service and household in Nigeria points to the necessity of treating gender as a force of its own in sustainable development issues in the nation. Although the relative deprivation of women when compared with men varies around Africa, this fact does not diminish the importance of giving women more senior public management positions in Nigeria. If policy is to reach the citizens equitably and the grassroots with effective prescriptions and action for sustainable management of Nigeria's public resources, it will have to address the concerns of women not hired in senior public management positions.
