...Deborah Monisola Olawuni; Ayodele Samuel Adegoke; Olusegun Adebayo Ogunba; Job Taiwo Gbadegesin; Deborah Odunayo Balogun; Ibukunola Victoria Omogbehinwa Purpose The Land Use Act of 1978 is a promoter of land occupation regardless of gender. However, the marginalisation of women in the occupation...

... was criticized not only for its crassness, but also for its failure to recognize the challenges many women working in the commercial real estate industry face in their efforts to obtain the same opportunities, compensation and status as similarly-qualified men. In an effort to overcome these disparities...

... women and men are portrayed in stereotypical positions. Women are depicted more often as young and also presented in “token positions”. Research limitations/implications – Because of the chosen research approach, in studying only one year, a longitudinal study would be recommended for future...

...Associate Professor Lynne Armitage; Bolanle Felicia Adegoke; Oluseyi Joshua Adegoke; Joseph Bamidele Oyedele Purpose – Women owning a home may take various forms which may be one of the following: through development of land, buying a home or through inheritance. Meanwhile, in many countries...

...Associate Professor Lynne Armitage; Bill Dimovski; Luisa Lombardi; Christopher Ratcliffe; Barry John Cooper Purpose – There is a large literature advocating the importance of a greater proportion of women directors on boards of publicly listed firms. The purpose of this paper is to examine...

... in the industry react to the gender structure. Design/methodology/approach – Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 graduate younger women and men working in the real-estate industry in Sweden. As an input to the interviews a mapping of the gender structure was conducted, using annual reports...

...Stephen Brown; Kahilu Kajimo‐Shakantu; Kathy Evans Purpose The purpose of this research is to explore the possibility of integrating women‐centred savings schemes into formal finance systems in order to help such schemes to leverage finance for housing purposes. Design/methodology/approach...