The purpose of this study is to investigate the opinions and attributes about Nigerian women librarians breaking the glass ceiling that prevents them from reaching management positions in their respective libraries.,Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. Questionnaire was used as the instrument of data collection. The population of the study was 147 librarians at the university libraries of the six federal universities in South-west, Nigeria. Purposive and census sampling techniques were used for the study.,It was found that the opinions about women librarians occupying management positions in the libraries are negative. Women librarians do not have the required attributes and capability for management positions despite the fact that the extent of their preparedness for management positions is high. The study revealed that there is significant relationship between gender attributes and managerial capability.,It was recommended that there should be abandoning of organisational stereotype that characterises the opinions of librarians which make them think that women librarians are not fit for management positions. Women librarians should develop the attributes and capability that can qualify them for management positions in libraries.

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图书馆领导：关于尼日利亚女性学术图书馆员打破玻璃天花板的观点和属性

本研究的目的是调查尼日利亚女图书馆员打破玻璃天花板阻碍她们在各自图书馆担任管理职位的意见和属性。本研究采用描述性调查研究设计。问卷被用作数据收集的工具。该研究的对象是尼日利亚西南部六所联邦大学的大学图书馆的 147 名图书馆员。研究采用了目的性和普查抽样技术。发现女性图书馆员在图书馆担任管理职位的意见是负面的。尽管女性图书馆员对管理职位的准备程度很高，但她们并不具备担任管理职位所需的素质和能力。研究表明，性别属性与管理能力之间存在显着关系。建议摒弃以图书馆员观点为特征的组织刻板印象，使他们认为女性图书馆员不适合管理职位。女图书馆员应该培养能够胜任图书馆管理职位的素质和能力。