The
table above sought to find out if there
are reasons behind women getting involved in a
particular job activities at the quarry mine sites. The responses gotten
show that 95 respondents responded in the affirmative that , ‘yes’ women have reasons why they participate in a particular
job activities showing 7.6 percent out
of the total number that responded. The
other number of 1141 of 90.9 percent stated that women do not have any reason
why they involve themselves in a particular job activity at the mine pits.
Question two on the in-depth interview for men and
women quarry miners sought to know to what extent women are employed in the quarry Mine pits
. The responses revealed that the
majority of the women employed in the
mines carry out various tasks,
especially the ones they could do. The major areas they dominate in working
include; clearing, loading and packaging. This question appeared in the question 9 of the questionnaire item and showed that
majority of the women get involved in packaging, loading, breaking clearing,
but few who could do other work like digging and blasting, although they do it
but they are very minimal in that area.
On why these women are involved in any
particular job activity at the mines.
This
was a follow up question which the respondents who answered ‘Yes’ were expected
to state reasons on why these women engage in particular work activity. Those
who ticked ‘yes’ gave a major reason on why women do the particular jobs that
they do, which is that the particular job activities they perform is believed
to be very safe for them as they are not as
strong as the men who equally
work at the mines. In reconsidering the number mine (9) question on the item,
women were identified with the particular or specific jobs they perform at the
quarry mine sites.
The
women were found to be involved mainly in loading (1206 respondents of 26.1%),
packaging (1124 of 24.4%), Clearing (807 of 17.5%), breaking (797 of 17.3%).
These women also from the responses gotten minimally get involved in digging
with 357 responses of 7.7%, while in blasting we have 325 responses with 7% of
the entire responses gotten.
In
effect, some of the leading responses gotten stated in question no. 10 that the
job activities women perform which involve majority of them are quite easy and
safe for them as women do the ones they could perform.
Table 8
Responses on whether women hold managerial or
supervisory positions
|
On whether women hold managerial
position
|
Ebonyi North
|
Ebonyi Central
|
Ebonyi South
|
Total
|
|||
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
|
|
|
Yes
|
137(12.1)
|
299(26.4)
|
129(11.4)
|
233(20.6)
|
94(8.3)
|
240(21.2)
|
1132(100)
|
|
No
|
16(13.0)
|
65(52.8)
|
3(2.4)
|
15(12.2)
|
5(4.1)
|
19(15.4)
|
123(100)
|
|
Total
|
153(12.2)
|
364(29)
|
132(10.5)
|
248(19.8)
|
99(7.9)
|
259(20.6)
|
1255(100)
|
Field survey 2011
The table on whether women are managers, out of the
1132 respondents, women had 772 or 68.2 percent, from the three senatorial
zones , while men had 360 or 31.8 percent, and on the ‘no’ women were higher ,
99 or 80.5 percent and men 24 or 19.5 percent for those who answered in that
column.
General summary on whether women hold
managerial position in the quarry mines of Ebonyi state.
Field survey 2011.
The
general figure show that women do hold managerial positions with 1132
responding in the affirmative, out of the total number of 1255. Table above represents the responses on
whether women in any form participate as managers or supervisors at the quarry
mines compared to their male counterparts. The response rate of 1132 of 90.2
percent indicates clearly here that women are managers and supervisors, with a
minimal number of 123 of 9.8 percent out of 1255 indicating that women do not
participate as managers and supervisors. The result with 90.2 percent is
indicative of the fact that women do not only work as manual hands, but are also involved as
managers and supervisors.
Follow up on whether women equally work as
managers and supervisors.
The follow up question number 13
required that those who responded affirmatively should give reason(s) on why
women also work as managers and supervisors. This was to disprove the assertion
that women possibly only work as manual hands at the quarry mines. The
responses given to this question show that
women equally work as managers and supervisors. The interviews conducted on the selected workers revealed that (yes)
there are women who manage the
individual pits. There are also those (women) who own and manage their own
quarry mines, but majority of them are residents at the cities and most also
are not indigenes of those areas studied, as some have their own individual
based quarry mine pits and are contractors who supply these stones to
prospective customers. The
interview conducted for the male and female quarry miners revealed that women
who hold managerial and supervisory positions are either those who are related
to the mine owners or are employed female hands who usually come with them from
the cities and not women from the rural areas. The case made is that women from
the local areas are not skilled as to hold such positions and are mostly
required as contract hands.