Abstract: This paper explores the impact of gender in eliciting organizational citizenship behavior among academic staff employed in private arts and science colleges. Gender is a socially identified construct with specific traits/ behaviors ascribed for each category (Masculine for male and feminine for female). The differences in the behavioral traits of male and female lead to individual differences in the display of citizenship behaviors (by reason of the individual being male or female). This work has explored if the attributed behavioral traits associated with gender becomes a cause for difference in the display of citizenship behaviors by men and women. The sample size for the study is 112. Data were analyzed by One Way ANOVA. The results have proven significant difference between the gender of the respondent and the display of organizational citizenship behavior. Female academic staff displayed high levels of citizenship behaviors in comparison with male staff. Keywords: Academicians, Femininity, Gender, Masculinity, Organizational Citizenship Behavior JEL Classification Number: M12, M14