ABSTRACT
This study investigated the Factors in Employment and Employability of Female graduates in
Ekiti state. The research work was conducted in Ado-Ekiti. Two sets of questionnaire were
completed by Employed and unemployed graduates involved in this study respectively. The 50
employed and 50 unemployed graduates who were studied were selected through purposive
sampling. The questionnaires were designed by the researcher with the aid or research expert to
establish its validity and reliability. Also, interview schedule for 20 employers of labour was
used as an instrument of gathering the data used for the study. Frequency and percentage
distributions were used to describe the data: t-tests and analysis of variance were used to test the
hypotheses formulated. The results of the analysis showed that academic
qualification/achievement significantly influence female graduate's employability in Ekiti State
while academic satisfaction does not significantly influence female graduate's employability in
Ekiti State. Also, twenty employers of labour were interviewed, fifteen said that female
graduate's employability depends on the lmowledge, skills, aptitude, academic achievement (first
class upper, second class upper) and abilities an individual possesses. While the remaining five
said that they employed males more than females in their organization, because the females have
many things to attend to, for example, maternity leave. Based on the findings, it was
recommended among others, that recruiters and employers should collaborate with educational
policy-makers and curriculum developers to develop a curriculum that meet contemporary global
labour market demand. It was also recommended that the stakeholders should consider the
creation of job opportunity as a priority for the intending young graduates rather than increasing number of universities in the country.
ESTHER, O (2021). Factors In Employment And Employability Of Female Graduates: A Case Study Of Ado-Ekiti, Ado Local Government Area, Ekiti State.. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/factors-in-employment-and-employability-of-female-graduates-a-case-study-of-ado-ekiti-ado-local-government-area-ekiti-state
ESTHER, OWOLABI "Factors In Employment And Employability Of Female Graduates: A Case Study Of Ado-Ekiti, Ado Local Government Area, Ekiti State." Afribary. Afribary, 20 May. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/factors-in-employment-and-employability-of-female-graduates-a-case-study-of-ado-ekiti-ado-local-government-area-ekiti-state. Accessed 09 Nov. 2024.
ESTHER, OWOLABI . "Factors In Employment And Employability Of Female Graduates: A Case Study Of Ado-Ekiti, Ado Local Government Area, Ekiti State.". Afribary, Afribary, 20 May. 2021. Web. 09 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/factors-in-employment-and-employability-of-female-graduates-a-case-study-of-ado-ekiti-ado-local-government-area-ekiti-state >.
ESTHER, OWOLABI . "Factors In Employment And Employability Of Female Graduates: A Case Study Of Ado-Ekiti, Ado Local Government Area, Ekiti State." Afribary (2021). Accessed November 09, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/factors-in-employment-and-employability-of-female-graduates-a-case-study-of-ado-ekiti-ado-local-government-area-ekiti-state