Health, Information, Perception and Demographic Variables as Correlate of Gender Equality in Science Technology Engineering and Math (Stem) Education in South-West Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorIroaganachi, Mercy A.
dc.contributor.authorNkiko, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorEni, A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-02T10:56:33Z
dc.date.available2019-07-02T10:56:33Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractWith the level of efforts and interventions by researchers and organizations around the world towards gender equality in Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM), the number of women participation is still very low. UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2015) revealed that female representation is only about 30% of the total population in STEM while in Africa it is about 17% ( Ekine, 2013). This statistics, raises the question of what could be responsible for the resistant disparity? Could it be that girls at the foundational level do not have adequate career information about STEM and all it entails? What are their perceptions of Mathematics and sciences, are there some demographic issues? There is need to discover what the real causes of gender disparity in mathematics and sciences are from the junior secondary school, a period that precedes the choice subjects that form student’s career paths. This will provide an empirical basis for effectively bridging the gender gap in STEM in Nigeria thereby building and releasing the necessary latent human resources to sustain development and compete in the global economy as well as ensuring inclusivity of girls and women.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCovenant Universityen_US
dc.identifier.issn2214-9996
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aogh.2017.03.231
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12398/242
dc.subjectHealth informationen_US
dc.subjectPerception and Demographic Variablesen_US
dc.subjectGender Equalityen_US
dc.subjectScience Technology Engineering and Math (Stem) Educationen_US
dc.subjectSouth-West Nigeriaen_US
dc.titleHealth, Information, Perception and Demographic Variables as Correlate of Gender Equality in Science Technology Engineering and Math (Stem) Education in South-West Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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