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The recent economic recession and attendant employment problems experienced by Nigerian youths have spawned a renewed focus on issues regarding employability and career prospects of future graduates nationwide. The problem is especially pertinent for female graduates from construction related disciplines where the odds of gaining employment have tr...
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... Non-significant differences for influence of gender over design processes implies females are not disadvantaged in design related issues. This supports findings from a recent study of career prospects of architecture graduates where respondents from both genders did not differ in perception of influences to pursue a career in architecture after graduation [31]. Indeed, several studies report non-significant gender differences for design and construction related issues such as grades, academic performance and creativity [6] [32] [33]. ...
This study explored gender disposition of architecture students in design studio based on technical, sequential, precise and confluent processes using a survey of 69 final-year undergraduate and postgraduate students at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Department of Architecture. Data was analysed in SPSS v21 for descriptive statistics, Chi square, Independent samples t tests and Correlations. Results reveal non-significant differences for gender influence on design (2 = 3.037, df=1, n 66, p=0.081), implying females are not disadvantaged in design related issues. Males showed higher tendencies to employ all learning processes in design. Females tend to employ Technical and Confluent processes, indicating males are more balanced in approach to design. Design processes inversely relate to grades received, suggesting work performed in studio may inadequately be reflected in grades received in design studio. .
A framework for exposing, attracting, developing and retaining females as a panacea to bridging the Gender Gap in STEM
The aim of this research is to empower female students who are studying construction related disciplines to be successful professionals in the Indonesian construction industry. The women’s empowerment is in line with the Indonesian Government’s long-term national development plan year 2005-2025. This research also contributes to improving the skills shortage in the Indonesian construction industry which has the biggest market share in Southeast Asia. This qualitative research employs semi-structured interviews with two groups of informants: female students in construction related disciplines and female leaders in the construction industry. A thematic analysis was then carried out to capture their key insights on factors that can empower female students and career success factors for women in the construction industry. The research findings contribute to advancing women’ empowerment principles, originally proposed by the UN Women Report (2018), by proposing four powerful principles to empower female students to be successful professionals in the Indonesian construction industry.
