Paper short abstract:

This study will examine the dynamics of achieving equality of female labor force participation in leadership role. It will investigate the desirable aspects of women's work and also examine factors that account for changes in women's career path and make policy recommendations.

Paper long abstract:

This study will examine the dynamics of achieving equality of female labor force participation in Anglophone West-African countries. The paper will investigate the desirable aspects of women's work and also examine factors that account for changes in women's career path. The study will attempt to explain these trajectories using descriptive survey and ex-post facto research design. Data will be obtained from career female professionals from Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria using questionnaire and interview template. The dataset for the secondary data will be obtained from World Bank Development Indicators (WDI) and African Development Indicators (ADI). It is expected that the study will dovetail into policy debates and resolutions on female representation in policy-making process, extension of maternity leave, provision of child-care facilities, wage disparity between men and women.