illmatic101:
I think I prefer them dating we engineers

anochuko01:
Them wan die nii?
Its either you stay and loss your feminism or you go away!
And most ladies can't sacrifice that much!

I rep Mech engine!

Godsonkemz:
The courses are so tedious and demands physical fitness and creative abilities and could be frustrating if you lack physical fitness. Its masculine in nature considering the practical experience though some women are rising up to face the tougher challenges. Some courses like Mechanical, Metmat and Civil engineering are still beyond their capacity. The word 'what a man can do, a woman can do likewise' is not applicable here in most cases.

anochuko01:
Them wan die nii?
Its either you stay and loss your feminism or you go away!
And most ladies can't sacrifice that much!

I rep Mech engine!

CaptainECole:
Many of us in the science field and beyond know the imbalance happening in the STEM(Science Technology Engineering &Mathematics) courses.. gender imbalance!
... Many of us have noticed that their are few females in the areas,when you step into an average engineering department, or technology department, you could count the number of females in these courses as opposed to other female-populated courses like Business Admin,Medical courses, Arts and etcetera.
Which leads one to ask—Why?
..Well ponder no more, here are the obvious reasons why there are few females in STEM courses. Enjoy!
1.STEM courses are too long This is a known fact,to study a course like engineering,technology,one is required to spend at least 5 years in school, and this opposes females because an average female will wanna get married as an undergraduate and even have kids, and as a result, they'd rather go for shorter courses in the social sciences,arts or business.
2.STEM courses are male dominated :Obviously! These set of courses are usually male dominated, e.g. Engineering. So for a girl to apply for theses set of courses,it would mean breaking away from the social norm of "girls going for arts and boys for STEM"
. In fact,some girls in these departments usually feel obliged to dress masculine, avoid putting on earrings, so as to avoid feeling so feminine in the midst of males. A girl will rather identify with the social norm and not want to feel odd.
3.There are few female role-models in these fields :Convincing a female to go for STEM courses will be like convincing a lion to eat grass,because there ain't much female role models that one can look up to. This discourages an average female, outside the schools,its a male dominated industry too. So? That's the consequence!
4.STEM courses are expensive :Like it or not! when you're going for a Technology or Engineering course,you will be required to pay more! And for a lower middle-class economy like Nigeria's, it will be a struggle. I've seen many students struggling to pay fees,the stress of having to work and study at the same time in order to pay fees,buy textbooks, and other expenses connected with the courses is something so daunting. As a result many females are discouraged cuz they sure can't handle the stress! Men are tough na
5. Many girls are afraid of mathematics and calculations : This is something you discover right from your days in secondary school, a lotta girls shiver whenever they encounter mathematics or any calculations .. we boys use this as a pretext to get that fine girl in our class/department lol... Consequently, many girls will rather avoid calculative courses and the likes .. they'd rather go for the theory or management based courses.. it's not their fault na,its just so they will have time for themselves. ..


Today, there are more opportunities available to girls. Organisations such as the World Academy of Science, the Organization for Women in Science in the Developing World, L’Oreal for Women in Science, the Elsevier Foundation, and the British CouncilGhana all have awards, recognition and fellowships specifically for girls and women. The Visiola Foundationalso provides scholarships for girls to study STEM, and an annual week-long STEM Summer Camp to pique the interest of women in the STEM fields from an early age.



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CaptainECole:
Many of us in the science field and beyond know the imbalance happening in the STEM(Science Technology Engineering &Mathematics) courses.. gender imbalance!
... Many of us have noticed that their are few females in the areas,when you step into an average engineering department, or technology department, you could count the number of females in these courses as opposed to other female-populated courses like Business Admin,Medical courses, Arts and etcetera.
Which leads one to ask—Why?
..Well ponder no more, here are the obvious reasons why there are few females in STEM courses. Enjoy!
1.STEM courses are too long This is a known fact,to study a course like engineering,technology,one is required to spend at least 5 years in school, and this opposes females because an average female will wanna get married as an undergraduate and even have kids, and as a result, they'd rather go for shorter courses in the social sciences,arts or business.
2.STEM courses are male dominated :Obviously! These set of courses are usually male dominated, e.g. Engineering. So for a girl to apply for theses set of courses,it would mean breaking away from the social norm of "girls going for arts and boys for STEM"
. In fact,some girls in these departments usually feel obliged to dress masculine, avoid putting on earrings, so as to avoid feeling so feminine in the midst of males. A girl will rather identify with the social norm and not want to feel odd.
3.There are few female role-models in these fields :Convincing a female to go for STEM courses will be like convincing a lion to eat grass,because there ain't much female role models that one can look up to. This discourages an average female, outside the schools,its a male dominated industry too. So? That's the consequence!
4.STEM courses are expensive :Like it or not! when you're going for a Technology or Engineering course,you will be required to pay more! And for a lower middle-class economy like Nigeria's, it will be a struggle. I've seen many students struggling to pay fees,the stress of having to work and study at the same time in order to pay fees,buy textbooks, and other expenses connected with the courses is something so daunting. As a result many females are discouraged cuz they sure can't handle the stress! Men are tough na
5. Many girls are afraid of mathematics and calculations : This is something you discover right from your days in secondary school, a lotta girls shiver whenever they encounter mathematics or any calculations .. we boys use this as a pretext to get that fine girl in our class/department lol... Consequently, many girls will rather avoid calculative courses and the likes .. they'd rather go for the theory or management based courses.. it's not their fault na,its just so they will have time for themselves. ..


Today, there are more opportunities available to girls. Organisations such as the World Academy of Science, the Organization for Women in Science in the Developing World, L’Oreal for Women in Science, the Elsevier Foundation, and the British CouncilGhana all have awards, recognition and fellowships specifically for girls and women. The Visiola Foundationalso provides scholarships for girls to study STEM, and an annual week-long STEM Summer Camp to pique the interest of women in the STEM fields from an early age.



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phameous:


#myopic..

Opeade939:
When you're through deceiving urself.....kindly tell me......

Opeade939:
Funny enough,am studying met&mat engineering,what about that

anochuko01:

Met&mat? Thats not pure engineering...more like science
Civil, mechanical, electrical... Those are traditional engineering courses.
Even computer engineering is a step brother to them

phameous:


No nau...I just dey feel for u. Cuz evn as u claimed to be enlightened u stil
think dat way (seeing engrng as one big deal for ladies)

Am a petroleum engr (certified). We dont do noise.

Cutehector:
Because they don't like to calculate!

anochuko01:

Lol...its obvious lady
What's the ratio of ladies to male engineers...
If Na sectariat studies now, I no go argue...
In my final year we had just six females in a class of sixty something. Even those six sef, three of them be tomboy

ReverseEngineer:
Stop sounding Like a student of performing Arts. Chemical Engineering is derived from none and is Totally independent. Meanwhile, how many Engineering courses do you think you're familiar with...

phameous:


I gerrit tho.....but derz never enough reason to "generalize"
Op shudnt just sit in one corner, observe his sisters and den assume every oda is d same.
The part dat is even "madding" (if at al derz any english like dat) me is his useles and pointles option of "stem courses are expensive" mtcheew..
He reali needs help

anochuko01:

Go read up the history of engineering lady. it began with civil and mechanical.
And While mechanical and civil deal with machinaries and structures, other ''engineering'' courses deal more with smaller components and lab work. That's my point!

ReverseEngineer:
What's this one saying? Industrial Reactors and Large scale plants are "Smaller components"? And why did you throw that Engineering in quotation marks? You sure have no Idea of this advancing field of Engineering .. What's he even saying that Some Engineering deals with Labwork? What Engineering field doesn't carry out Simulation of models before prototype testing? Or you think the mechanical plant you see isn't a product of scaled up lab work? Or that Cantilever along the road wasn't simulated in the lab for mechanical strength via Fluid mechanics analysis? Look, Chemical Engineering even has to do with more massive apparatus and Process Units (on an industrial scale and not at lab). That Civil was the next after military Engineering means nothing. Chemical Engineering is independent And wasn't derived from another. Please pick up books and read before disgracing Engineers publicly.

BizBloke:
I could only absolutely agree with #4, excluding the last three sentences in that point and this punctures my absolute agreement. But it's the point that makes sense the most.

The rest are relatively flawed or relatively okay. I strongly feel they apply to both genders. No exclusivity. It's inclusive.

missyadorable:
I don't quite agree with point 1.

Nursing is 5 years

Medicine and surgery is 6years and more

Law is 5 years

Pharmacy is 5 years


And there are a whole lot of females studying these courses.

I think it's the technicality of STEM courses and the fact that most of its jobs require physical energy, that scares women away from it

lodscott:


*seriously checking your profile

anochuko01:
Them wan die nii?
Its either you stay and loss your feminism or you go away!
And most ladies can't sacrifice that much!

I rep Mech engine!

xolocious:
They r meant to b supportive to men and engineering courses doesn't provide them with such opportunities and privileges. they r better-of with social science and art course. their life span in engineering field is also short and at such, it makes no sense studying a course they know it's life span on their path is short. no b Dia fault sha.

Reeberry:

What is the meaning of what this one posted?

Dfinex:


sure!! it's better dating the engineer than being the engineer. ....feels awkward wearing those rough jeans, safety boots and helmet. ...when I'm supposed to be feeling cute in my hot skirts or leggings. .