Economic Factors that Impede Women’s Participation in Engineering Workplaces in Selected Organizations in Nakuru County of Kenya
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Economics, Business and Management - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 11
Abstract
Abstract:The study sought to examine Economic factors that impede women’s participation in engineering workplaces in selected organizations in Nakuru County. The study was anchored on social feminism and rational choice theory to provide a theoretical framework. The study was guided by cross sectional survey research design. A census and snowball sampling methods was used to select the study sample where all female engineers in all the selecting organization were the sampled respondents. The study also conducted focused group discussions in 3 groups composed of both women engineers and non-engineers women. The study administered questionnaires to all women engineers in all the selected organizations as key informants. Data gathered was summarized, then analysed and presented using SPSS. The study found that Economic factors is a significant (r=0.264 p<0.05). Recommendations from the study was that the principal secretary, ministry of planning and Education should allocate funds to conduct community sensitization programmes and ensure that the necessary gender mainstreaming strategies is put in place. Further, these findings can inform policy makers on the pertinent issues affecting women in their bid to engage in male dominated fields such as engineering and to find out how to strengthen and improve women participation in not only the field of engineering but also other areas where women’s participation remains low. Keywords:Economic factors. Women’s Participation, Engineering Workplaces.
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Rhoda Kipkebut, Eric Kiprono Bor, Mark Okere
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