HAS THE GENDER GAP NARROWED IN STUDENT ADMISSIONS IN ENGINEERING STEM COURSES? EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY
HAS THE GENDER GAP NARROWED IN STUDENT ADMISSIONS IN ENGINEERING STEM COURSES? EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY

Summary/Abstract: Despite the emphasis on Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 5, which advocate for quality education and gender equity for all, the gender gap in the admission and enrolment of students in STEM fields, particularly in engineering, persists. The study, therefore, investigated the extent SDG has been achieved in the enrolment of students into Engineering courses. The Faculty of Engineering at Nigeria University was used. The population of the students admitted between the 2019/2020 to 2020/2021 academic sessions was 6,159 (5,481 males and 678 females). Documentation analysis and interview guide was used for quantitative and qualitative data collections respectively. Quantitative data were analyzed using frequency, percentages, and Chi-square (x2 ), while qualitative data were analyzed thematically. From the findings of the study, there exists a gender gap in enrolment among students admitted to Engineering courses in the university, among others. It was recommended that the government, parents, students, and teachers/lecturers have a lot of roles to play to see that this gender disparity or gap is narrowed.

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