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

Omowunmi Mary Longe; Oladunni Bimpe Imoukhuede; Adebukola Adebusayo Obolo; Khmaies Ouahada

doi:10.1109/AFRICON46755.2019.9133875

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

Omowunmi Mary Longe
, Oladunni Bimpe Imoukhuede
, Adebukola Adebusayo Obolo
, Khmaies Ouahada

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science

Rufus Giwa Polytechnic

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9 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE AFRICON 2019
Subtitle of host publication	Powering Africa's Sustainable Energy for All Agenda: The Role of ICT and Engineering, AFRICON 2019
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728132891
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRICON46755.2019.9133875
Publication status	Published - Sept 2019
Event	2019 IEEE AFRICON, AFRICON 2019 - Accra, Ghana Duration: 25 Sept 2019 → 27 Sept 2019

Publication series

Name	IEEE AFRICON Conference
Volume	2019-September
ISSN (Print)	2153-0025
ISSN (Electronic)	2153-0033

Conference

Conference	2019 IEEE AFRICON, AFRICON 2019
Country/Territory	Ghana
City	Accra
Period	25/09/19 → 27/09/19

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Engineering
Female Engineers
Female Undergraduate Engineering Students
Women in engineering

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science Applications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Longe, O. M., Imoukhuede, O. B., Obolo, A. A., & Ouahada, K. (2019). A Survey on the Experiences of Women in Engineering: An Institutional Study. In IEEE AFRICON 2019: Powering Africa's Sustainable Energy for All Agenda: The Role of ICT and Engineering, AFRICON 2019 Article 9133875 (IEEE AFRICON Conference; Vol. 2019-September). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRICON46755.2019.9133875

Longe, Omowunmi Mary ; Imoukhuede, Oladunni Bimpe ; Obolo, Adebukola Adebusayo et al. / A Survey on the Experiences of Women in Engineering : An Institutional Study. IEEE AFRICON 2019: Powering Africa's Sustainable Energy for All Agenda: The Role of ICT and Engineering, AFRICON 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. (IEEE AFRICON Conference).

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Longe, OM, Imoukhuede, OB, Obolo, AA & Ouahada, K 2019, A Survey on the Experiences of Women in Engineering: An Institutional Study. in IEEE AFRICON 2019: Powering Africa's Sustainable Energy for All Agenda: The Role of ICT and Engineering, AFRICON 2019., 9133875, IEEE AFRICON Conference, vol. 2019-September, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019 IEEE AFRICON, AFRICON 2019, Accra, Ghana, 25/09/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRICON46755.2019.9133875

A Survey on the Experiences of Women in Engineering: An Institutional Study. / Longe, Omowunmi Mary; Imoukhuede, Oladunni Bimpe; Obolo, Adebukola Adebusayo et al.
IEEE AFRICON 2019: Powering Africa's Sustainable Energy for All Agenda: The Role of ICT and Engineering, AFRICON 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. 9133875 (IEEE AFRICON Conference; Vol. 2019-September).

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Longe OM, Imoukhuede OB, Obolo AA, Ouahada K. A Survey on the Experiences of Women in Engineering: An Institutional Study. In IEEE AFRICON 2019: Powering Africa's Sustainable Energy for All Agenda: The Role of ICT and Engineering, AFRICON 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019. 9133875. (IEEE AFRICON Conference). doi: 10.1109/AFRICON46755.2019.9133875

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

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