How a handful of women intend to change the face of British construction
2016
13
35-38
construction industry ; equal employment opportunity ; women workers ; gender mainstreaming ; gender roles ; trade union document
Construction industry
English
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"Initially conceived as a short-term project attached to the construction of the London Olympic Park, Women Into Construction has developed into a permanent organisation encouraging the employment of women in construction. Its challenge? To reverse centuries of male domination of the most segregated industry in the United Kingdom. While the results are promising in the public sector, women are still facing a sexist, inflexible and highly conservative industry."
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