The prevailing economic situation in the country has changed conventional means of livelihood in a society, where the male folks mostly dominates socio-economic order.
An example of such an unusual was seen in Awka, Anambra state capital, where some women now make out a living in the transportation business.
Our correspondent reports that Miss Stella Onyilogwu is one of such women, who decided to venture into the male dominated shuttle business in Awka.
The nature of the modern society has altered basic career systems, where most jobs are seen as the prerogative of the male gender.
Seeing women do jobs like commercial driving, barbing, shoe making, painting, and building among others, perhaps gives credence to the gender-tussle phrase that what a man can do, a woman can do better.
Miss Onyilogwu, an undergraduate student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, who is into commercial shuttle driving revealed that the economic situation of the country made it difficult for her to leave some responsibilities for her father to shoulder alone, since the demise of her mother, adding that instead of staying idle, she had to source for an income to sponsor her education.
She disclosed some challenges faced in the line of the business to include discrimination from male drivers, harassment, illegal collection of levies from individuals who pose as government officials and touting, but added that she has come to accept it as the normal side of the job since women in the business have always had better patronage.
For some male drivers, including Mr. Ezinna Okpara and Mr. Emmanuel Igwe, they are comfortable accommodating females in the transport business since such will create an avenue for them to support their families financially.
Some commuters including Mr. Stanley Uchechukwu and Grace Obidimma said they had no issues patronizing female transport drivers and urged young females not to remain idle or depend solely on their parents or government for jobs.
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