Repositioning Women in Housing Development in Nigeria

Olotuah, Abiodun Olukayode; Ajayi, Mary Adebola

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“…Gendered practices are social construct and are as such informed by the values and norms of societies. The discriminatory practices against women have for long hindered the full development of their potentials which have prevented equal socioeconomic participation leading to a high rate of poverty among women (Olotuah & Ajayi, 2008). As at 2006, Adeyemi et al (2006), compared the participation of men and women in construction industries in Nigeria and only 16.3% of the workforces were women.…”

Section: The Female Gendermentioning

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“…Women have less job opportunities and are faced with wage discrimination even when qualified for the job. The low participation and increase in the rate of poverty among women can be traced to downside position in education (Olotuah & Ajayi, 2008). An increased participation in labour force as well as a greater earnings by women could result in an increased enrolment in schools for children, including girls, which will in turn lead to increase in educated girls who grow up to become female role models (Aguirre et al, 2012).…”

Section: Socio-economic Challenges Affecting Construction Women Labourers (Cwls) In the Nigerian Construction Sector (Ncs)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Socio-Economic Challenges Affecting Construction Women Labourers (WCLs) in The Nigerian Construction Sector (NCS)

Saka¹

2022

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Women constitute about half of the population of Nigeria and thus a critical mass in the human capital of the country. They make significant contributions to social and economic development of the society, yet they are never appreciated nor supported by public or private institutions. Recently there have been a growing number of women in construction labour work in the Nigerian Construction Sector (NCS) - an area hitherto exclusively preserved of the male folks. This study investigates aspects of social and economic conditions of women construction labourers (WCLs) in Ondo State Southwest Nigeria. Convenience and Snowball sampling were used to sample 101 WCLs. Simple descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data. The result indicates that most WCLs are low in education and skills hence they mostly participate in supportive roles that are energetic. The WCLs are exposed to multiple risks due to poor Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), welfare and social protection of Nigerian Construction Contractors (NCCs) in the informal construction sub sector of the NCS. The study recommends for the improvement and enforcement of HSE standards, welfare package and training in the NCS.

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Section: The Female Gendermentioning

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Section: Socio-economic Challenges Affecting Construction Women Labourers (Cwls) In the Nigerian Construction Sector (Ncs)mentioning

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Socio-Economic Challenges Affecting Construction Women Labourers (WCLs) in The Nigerian Construction Sector (NCS)

Saka¹

2022

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“…Numerous studies have been carried out on the challenges of housing delivery in Yola and Nigeria at large. Olotuah (2008) highlighted reasons such as wrong perception of the housing needs of the low-income earners, the proposal of housing prototypes to be implemented all over Nigeria despite the differences in climatic, cultural and socio-economic environments, improper planning and poor execution of housing policies, unrealistically high cost of houses built for the lowincome people, etc.…”

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The Housing Triangulation: A Discourse on Quality, Affordability and Lifestyles in India

Sengupta

2011

OHI

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Since 1991 with the advent of globalization and economic liberalisation, basic conceptual and discursive changes are taking place in housing sector in India. The new changes suggest how housing affordability, quality and lifestyles reality is shifting for various segments of the population. Such shift not only reflects structural patterns but also stimulates an ongoing transition process. The paper highlights a twin impetus that continue to shape the ongoing transition: expanding middle class and their wealth - a category with distinctive lifestyles, desires and habits and corresponding ‘market defining’ of affordable housing standards - to articulate function of housing as a conceptualization of social reality in modern India. The paper highlights the contradictions and paradoxes, and the manner in which the concept of affordability, quality and lifestyles are embedded in both discourse and practice in India. The housing ‘dream’ currently being packaged and fed through to the middle class population has an upper middle class bias and is set to alienate those at the lower end of the middle-and low-income population. In the context of growing agreement and inevitability of market provision of ‘affordable housing’, the unbridled ‘market-defining’ of housing quality and lifestyles must be checked.

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“…Studies have shown that the assessment of housing needs by various government in Nigeria has concentrated on the number of dwelling units needed, rather than on the importance of quality, users' tastes, and satisfaction (Olotuah, 1997;Olotuah & Ajayi 2008;Ajanlekoko, 2001;Mabogunje, 2003). The obvious aftermath is the failure to meet the tastes, and satisfaction of buyers or wouldbe residents.…”

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Evaluation of Residents’ Satisfaction with Building Features in Some Public Housing Estates in Benin City, Nigeria

Dimuna¹,

Olotuah²

2019

Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies

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Residential and neighbourhood satisfaction are important indicators of housing quality and conditions which affect individual’s quality of life. This study which was conducted in 2018 evaluated the level of satisfaction in terms building features in six completed and occupied housing estates in Benin city, namely the federal owned estate at Ikpoba hill, and state owned housing estates located at Ugbowo, Oregbeni, Oluku, Evboriaria and Iyekogba. Data were collected from 1000 heads of households and analysed using descriptive statistical tools, categorical regression and factor analyses. The findings showed that the building features significantly affect the level of resident’s satisfaction. The RSI scores for the relatively old estates; EDPA, Ikpoba hill and Oregbeni and are on the dissatisfied region (RSI: 1.1-2.00) while for the relatively newer ones; Andrew Wilson and Oluku, the RSI scores are on the satisfied level (RSI=. 3.1-4.00) with building features features. The study recommends that the design for future low cost housing should consider the family sizes of average Nigerian family, kitchen design that make use of cooking gas, kerosene and outdoor kitchen possible. The paper concludes that the buildings should maintain an acceptable quality standard in terms of functional spaces, structural stability and aesthetics as this will result to resident's housing satisfaction.

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Repositioning Women in Housing Development in Nigeria

Cited by 7 publications

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Socio-Economic Challenges Affecting Construction Women Labourers (WCLs) in The Nigerian Construction Sector (NCS)

Socio-Economic Challenges Affecting Construction Women Labourers (WCLs) in The Nigerian Construction Sector (NCS)

The Housing Triangulation: A Discourse on Quality, Affordability and Lifestyles in India

Evaluation of Residents’ Satisfaction with Building Features in Some Public Housing Estates in Benin City, Nigeria

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