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Local perspective, aspiration and women empowerment in housing development in Africa: Nigeria

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: The paper examines the local perspective on the involvement aspiration of women in housing development in Ibadan, Nigeria.The aim of the paper is twofold.The first aim is an examination of the local perspective about women's involvement in housing development.The second aim is an examination of the influence of local perspective on housing development involvement aspiration of women as indicated by the actual housing development involvement of women, women's level of knowledge about the development of their household house, and women's intension to be involved in housing delivery.The null hypotheses tested in the paper is that there is no significant relationship between the local perspective about women's involvement in housing development and (i) actual housing development involvement of women, (ii) women's level of knowledge about the development of their household house, and (iii) women's intension to be involved in housing delivery.The data used in the paper were derived from a larger household survey on gender and housing study carried out by the author in Ibadan, Nigeria.Correlation statistical technique was used to test the hypotheses.The literature shows that the local perspective is that decisions on housing development are male dominated.Significant negative relationship is found between local perspective and (i) actual housing development involvement of women, (ii) women's level of knowledge about the development of their household house, and, (iii) women's intention to be involved in housing delivery.This result suggests that women empowerment could be greatly enhanced through a reorientation of the mindset of the society about some of the local perspective that hinders women's involvement in development activities.

Source: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science

DOI: 10.9790/0837-0541522

Author: Raimi A. Asiyanbola

Institutions: University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Olabisi Onabanjo University

Language: English

Topic: Urban and Rural Development Challenges

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa