Authors :
Adepeju Nafisat Aransi
Volume/Issue :
Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 12 - December
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14565237
Abstract :
Female face adverse situations in the
construction industry at large and the participation of
female in QS profession has improved although not
proportionate to that of male, the adverse situation faced
by female QS have a bearing effect on the level of their
job performance. This study assessed the performance of
female Quantity Surveyors in professional services and
factors influencing their performance in Lagos state,
Nigeria. Research data were collected through well-
structured open ended questionnaires from Quantity
Surveyors in consulting and contracting firms in Lagos
state, Nigeria, quantitative method was adopted in the
study, purposive sampling method was used in selecting
firms in Lagos state, due to the relatively small population
size of selected firms.Focus of the study was on firms in
selected local government areas in Lagos state, which are
accessible and more narrowly defined and manageable.
This study establishes that there is an existing
relationship between results and researches done in the
past on challenges faced by females in Quantity
Surveying profession and Construction industry at large,
it also established that female Quantity Surveyors are
small in proportionate to male in the profession and they
participate and perform above average in professional
services.This paper concludes that the factors affecting
the performance of female Quantity surveyors are
numerous. It concludes that the major factor affecting the
performance of female QSs in professional services in
consulting firm was job restriction practices and factor
affecting the performance of female QSs in professional
services in contracting firm was limited promotion
Opportunity.
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Female face adverse situations in the
construction industry at large and the participation of
female in QS profession has improved although not
proportionate to that of male, the adverse situation faced
by female QS have a bearing effect on the level of their
job performance. This study assessed the performance of
female Quantity Surveyors in professional services and
factors influencing their performance in Lagos state,
Nigeria. Research data were collected through well-
structured open ended questionnaires from Quantity
Surveyors in consulting and contracting firms in Lagos
state, Nigeria, quantitative method was adopted in the
study, purposive sampling method was used in selecting
firms in Lagos state, due to the relatively small population
size of selected firms.Focus of the study was on firms in
selected local government areas in Lagos state, which are
accessible and more narrowly defined and manageable.
This study establishes that there is an existing
relationship between results and researches done in the
past on challenges faced by females in Quantity
Surveying profession and Construction industry at large,
it also established that female Quantity Surveyors are
small in proportionate to male in the profession and they
participate and perform above average in professional
services.This paper concludes that the factors affecting
the performance of female Quantity surveyors are
numerous. It concludes that the major factor affecting the
performance of female QSs in professional services in
consulting firm was job restriction practices and factor
affecting the performance of female QSs in professional
services in contracting firm was limited promotion
Opportunity.