A Survey on the Experiences of Women in Engineering. An Institutional Study

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作者
Longe, Omowunmi Mary [1 ]
Imoukhuede, Oladunni Bimpe [2 ]
Obolo, Adebukola Adebusayo [2 ]
Ouahada, Khmaies [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Johannesburg, Elect & Elect Engn Sci, Johannesburg, South Africa
[2] Rufus Giwa Polytech, Agr & Bioenvironm Engn Technol, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria
来源
2019 IEEE AFRICON | 2019年
关键词
Engineering; Female Engineers; Female Undergraduate Engineering Students; Women in engineering;
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Engineering is a very challenging profession, but more challenging for women to participate from classrooms to workplaces. Some of these challenges include gender discrimination, male dominance, sexual harassment, employment discrimination, and leadership challenges, to mention, but a few. Notwithstanding, some young female career seekers have defied these challenges to still pursue a career in engineering. In this paper, a case study of women engineers chosen from a higher institution of learning in Nigeria was considered. Primary data were obtained and analysed from questionnaire served to female engineering students at Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria. Secondary data on students' enrolment and staff employment were also obtained from the faculty of engineering of same institution for analyses. This paper presents their experiences and challenges; and also made some recommendations towards better representation, participation and retention unto retirement of women in engineering in Nigeria.
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