The challenges facing married female secretaries in selected business organization in Owerri metropolis

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The challenges facing married female secretaries in selected business organization in Owerri metropolis. The major purpose of this study was to determine the challenges facing married female secretaries in their workplaces in selected business organizations in Owerri Metropolis. The population of the study consisted of 50 married female secretarial staff from the selected business organization. The entire population was used for the study. The research questions were posed to guide the study, A-10 Item structured questionnaire was developed and a validated percentage was used to answer the research questions. The major facts about the secretaries were confidential and contestant secretaries were the only type in the selected business organizations who were married female secretaries. The married female secretary staff has ignored to put in practice their duties, responsibilities and qualities of a good secretary and this posed to affect them in their workplaces. Family problems have reflected the challenges that confronted them in their workplaces which makes them not work as expected. It was recommended that secretaries should re-affirm their duties, responsibilities and qualification should not be overlooked in their tenor. Finally, employers should devise a means of training their secretaries in all areas giving adequate motivation to them and ensuring genuine human relationships respectively.