Olayiwola, J. O and Onwuasoanya, N. C (2019) LOW LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY: CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS. In: 1st National Conference of WITED, Ilaro Chapter, August 13-16, 2019, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro.
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Abstract
The engineering profession has always from the time past seen as a ‘man’s profession’. This can be because of the much physical activities required in the early engineering days when machines were in minimal use, as a result, women seen as the ‘weaker vessel’ do not want to venture into the field even though most of them have the intellectual capacity to excel in the field. The move by most countries over the centuries from Energy-based economy to Knowledge-based economy has resulted in the clamor for gender equality in the workforce of a nation. This paper tends to critically look at the causes of low level of participation of women in Engineering and Technology and also the solutions to address these causes. Literatures were reviewed and results shows that Gender stereotype, few women role model and self-doubt are the main opposition to women participation in engineering. Findings were tabulated for easy comprehension. At the end suggestions were made regarding the solutions to solve this problem.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email [email protected] |
| Date Deposited: | 28 May 2021 15:29 |
| Last Modified: | 28 May 2021 15:29 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/1407 |
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