The study investigated women employment in Nigerian Polytechnics and the challenges of gender sensitivity using as a case study, Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State, with particular focus on the academic staff. To achieve the objective of the study, a total of 650 structured questionnaires were randomly administered on the targeted staff of the Polytechnic. 580 questionnaires were returned and after data mining of the questionnaires due to inconsistency, omission and incomplete filling, a sample of 325 was taken for the research study. The study tested a hypothesis of no relationship between women employment and gender sensitivity in Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, using the t-statistic with the help of statistical software known as SPSS version 16.0. The analysis showed that there is a significant relationship between employment and gender sensitivity in Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi since tcal(87.41>ttab(2.31)at 5% critical level. This implies that employment in the polytechnic is gender bias in favour of males. This study therefore concluded that men are more in academic positions in Auchi Polytechnic than their female counterparts. It however recommended among others a government legislation that would guarantee gender equity in employment in our tertiary institutions in Nigeria