Breaking the barrier: women participation in housing provision in Nigeria

SN Social Sciences - 2023
Kofoworola Pius Olayeni1, Buki Adisa1
1Department of Architecture, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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Women in developing countries largely have been contending with their place in the production and ownership of housing in owner-occupied housing units, the study looks into women involvement in housing production within the developing countries setting. Survey was conducted among women living in owner-occupied housing units in Ile-Ife, a university town South west Nigeria. Questionnaire were administered on 98 such women to find out ownership issues on the land and the house as well as the area of their participation in the development of their houses. The findings revealed that only 10% of the respondent owned the land and the building out rightly whereas 72% of them had a joint ownership with their male partners who are mostly their husbands. In the involvement in developmental activities, it was noticed that women were mostly involved in land acquisition (M = 2.41, SD = 0.96) and building plan production (M = 2.41, SD = 1.0) from about 14 areas they could be involved. The women played important roles in hiring of professionals and artisans mostly together with their partners or in some cases alone. This was also noticed in payment for services rendered and building materials bought. Only in the area of physical labour activities that the women participation was insignificant (13%).

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