Female Labour Dominance in Petrol Pump Stations in the South-Eastern States of Nigeria 

The article examined the problem of female dominance of petrol pump station attendant jobs in the southeastern states of Nigeria. Scholars of gender labour dominance have shown that there are reasons why particular genders dominate certain employments. For instance, it has been shown that females dominate teaching at basic education levels and the nursing profession because women are more suited to caregiving. It is also argued that women are generally found in low-paying jobs. This work investigated the reasons there are more young females than males in petrol pump station attendant jobs in southeast Nigeria. The study discovered that operators of petrol stations are more likely to engage females because they have a greater tendency to endure slavish-work condition. The authors recommend subjecting private sector employments such as the petrol pump attendant jobs to minimum wage regulations and other labour laws.