Women in construction: the untapped resource

Sandra Fielden, Marilyn Davidson, Andrew Gale and Caroline Davey

Construction Management and Economics, 2000, vol. 18, issue 1, 113-121

Abstract: Currently there are over 11 million women employed in the UK, accounting for 49.5% of the workforce. However, despite increases in the number of women employed in the construction industry over the past decade, they still constitute only 13% of the industry's workforce. This means that construction continues to be the most male dominated of all the major industrial groups. A review is presented of the literature relating to the current position of women in the construction industry. It identifies and examines the barriers preventing women's entry into the industry, the subsequent barriers faced by those working within the construction industry, and initiatives committed to promoting equality for women and men in construction. These barriers arise from a number of sources including: the construction industry's image; career knowledge amongst children and adults; selection criteria and male dominated courses; recruitment practices and procedures; sexist attitudes; male dominated culture; and the work environment.

Keywords: Women; Construction; Equality; Barriers; Initiatives (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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