Factors Affecting the Occupational Expectations of Women with Hearing Impairment: the Case of Addis Ababa University
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1994
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The overall aim of this qualitative study was analyzing the factors that affect
the occupational expectation of women with hearing impairment who are
attending their university education. Because of the negative perception that
have been implanted within the society and lack of supportive services such as
use of communication methods and counseling, students with hearing
impairment are not sure whether they can assume job after they attain degree.
Although both male andfemale groups are facing such bias in the labor mm·ket,
the degrees of challenges are severe among females and this is in particular
related to the denial of their right. Therefore identifying which factors are the
most common to affect their occupational expectation was conducted in Addis
Ababa University, Sidist kilo campus among those with hearing impairment.
Interview guide were used to answer research questions related to the attitudes
of students with hearing problem with regard to their job expectation. During
the interview, an in-depth discussion was carried out with 15 f emale students
with hearing impairments. Purposive sampling was used to select the site and
Available Samplings were applied to select respondents.
In the result of the study, almost allfemale respondents said that they may not
assume job either because of scarcity of jobs, negative attitudes of employers,
lack of information about job availability and lack of counseling while they are
attending class. Lack of skill trainings also been reported to deter them from
involving in business scheme. To resolve the factors affecting expectation
problem, it is necessary and important to run development activities designed
to address the particular needs of women with hearing impairment through
sector-specific projects. But at the same time, it is also vital to address disability
as a crosscutting issue, and to consider the needs of all sectors of a diverse
population in generic development projects if the issues of concern to women
with hearing impairment are not to remain as a side issue. All development
staff should automatically consider and incorporate the rights and needs of
women with hearing impairment into the design and application of their work,
as they do regarding other marginalized and discriminated populations
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Women with Hearing Impairment