Comparative Analysis of Gender Disparity Enrolment in Surveying Training in Tertiary Institution
Oladunni Oyetola Opatoyinbo & Oluwayemisi Abiodun Babatunde
Globally, the growing importance of gender equality has been recognized and accepted thus leading to formation of goals and policies to get it accomplished. In achieving this gender equality, education has been found to be an effective tool of realization. This importance was recognized and realized in the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) agenda and made the MDG to place emphasis on how to bridge gender disparity within the period of 15 years (2000 ? 2015). This paper therefore, focused on the study of pattern of gender enrolment in a Nigerian tertiary institution course (surveying) between 2000 and 2015. It aimed at examining the achievement of the MDG so far, as compared to gender enrolment in the tertiary institution pre-MDG implementation. Records of students? enrolment in Kaduna Polytechnic for 30 years (1985 ? 2015) were used to assess the extent of achievement of the MDG target in surveying training. Analysis of results revealed that, gender parity index has not been reached in any of the surveying courses despite the critical progress in bridging gender gaps due to lower enrolment of female students as against males in all courses. This paper concluded that the MDG targets are yet to be achieved and cannot be achieved based on 2015 benchmark. Recommendations such as re-visitation of admission policy on lifting embargo on locality and merit, re-vitiation of Pre-National Diploma in the technical institution, free Elementary Surveying training for female students immediately after secondary education (before the release of WAEC, NECO, NABTEB, etc) among others will go a long way in sustaining and bridging gender equality in surveying training.
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