This study tries to reveals the impact of gender on students’ interest and performance in basic technology. The study was carried out in five randomly selected junior secondary schools in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State. One hundred students offering basic technology (twenty from each secondary school) were sampled. The questionnaire which has twenty items were distributed to the students and analyzed using Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS). The reliability of the research instruments were determined by using the Crombach alpha while its validity was assessed by expects in the field of technical and vocational education and were found to be adequate for use. The study discovered that male students indicated more interest in basic technology than female students; and also performed better in Basic Technology. It was also discovered that in some cases; poor performance of some female students is as a result of discouragement from their parents; other factors are availability of instructional media, teachers’ personality, Instructional methodology, depth of knowledge in the subject, and commitment.