Abstract
This paper raises various challenges and barriers faced by women in UK construction industry. Women working in construction industry are observed to be very low when compared to men. It was observed that currently women work force in construction sector is less than 15%, of which most of them are observed to be working in planning and office based jobs. This paper discusses about various barriers and challenges faced by current women in construction sector focusing on UK. Various issues and barriers faced by women have been debated. Lack of awareness to join construction industry is also being one of
the major barrier. From the research study, it was observed that women working are mostly into nontechnical skills but it is because of difficulty to balance work life balance due to lack of flexible work hours. Lack of these will not let women balance between family needs and fruitful career. This study helped to focus and work towards various recommendations which help to improve work atmosphere.
These suggestions help for better women retention and contribution in construction sector which is known to be male dominated sector. Few of them being creating better training towards equality, creating
awareness at young age and encouraging to enter construction industry. Recruiting more women also
encourages towards a better women employment rate.
the major barrier. From the research study, it was observed that women working are mostly into nontechnical skills but it is because of difficulty to balance work life balance due to lack of flexible work hours. Lack of these will not let women balance between family needs and fruitful career. This study helped to focus and work towards various recommendations which help to improve work atmosphere.
These suggestions help for better women retention and contribution in construction sector which is known to be male dominated sector. Few of them being creating better training towards equality, creating
awareness at young age and encouraging to enter construction industry. Recruiting more women also
encourages towards a better women employment rate.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 11th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, 2021 |
| Publisher | IEOM Society |
| Pages | 2832-2846 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-7923-6124-1 |
| Publication status | Published - 7 Mar 2021 |
| Event | 11th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management - virtual, Singapore Duration: 7 Mar 2021 → 11 Mar 2021 Conference number: 11 http://ieomsociety.org/singapore2021/ |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management |
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| ISSN (Electronic) | 2169-8767 |
Conference
| Conference | 11th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management |
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| Abbreviated title | IEOM |
| Country/Territory | Singapore |
| Period | 7/03/21 → 11/03/21 |
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Keywords
- women
- Barriers
- challenges
- commitments
- safety
- training
- site job
- Employee
- recruitment
- construction industry
- Women
- Site Job
- Training
- Recruitment construction industry
- Challenges
- Commitments
- Safety
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Strategy and Management
- Management Science and Operations Research