© 2012 Babatunde Solomon Olusola, Babalola Olubola & Opawole Akintayo. This is a research/review paper, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by- nc/3.0/), permitting all non commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Global Journal of Researches in Engineering Industrial Engineering Volume 12 Issue 2 Version 1.0 Year 2012 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Inc. (USA) Online ISSN: 2249-4596 Print ISSN:0975-5861 An Appraisal of Career Development Among Female Professionals in The Nigerian Construction Industry By Babatunde Solomon Olusola, Babalola Olubola & Opawole Akintayo Obafemi Awolowo University Abstract - There are limited empirical studies on factors preventing female professionals from working in the construction industry. Thus, this study becomes imperative with a view to identifying and assessing the career development programmes and strategies as well as the impediments relating to career development programmes. The primary data consists of survey questionnaire, drawn on the basis of the identified career development programmes and the impediments relating to career development programs on existing literature. Random sampling technique was employed in the administration of the questionnaire to professional in consulting and contracting firms within the built environment in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria. The data were analyzed using statistical methods of average, percentage, mean score (MS), Kruskal Wallis H test and Mann Whitney’s U test. The results of the mean score ranking indicate factors influencing female professionals’ participation in construction industry. However, the result of the Kruskal Wallis H test and Mann Whitney U test support null hypothesis. Keywords : Female professional, Career development, Construction industry, Nigeria, Strategies, Impediments. GJRE-G Classification: FOR Code: 090599 AnAppraisalofCareerDevelopmentAmongFemaleProfessionalsinTheNigerianConstructionIndustry Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: