You can seldom, if never, see a woman working in the construction sites before. Because of cultural perception in the society that women is in the inferior side of the community and construction requires manual labor, it is unacceptable for the industry to employ women, even in today’s generation that gender equality is being practiced.

1. Gender Equality in the
Construction Industry

2. You can seldom, if never, see a woman working in the construction
sites before. Because of cultural perception in the society that
women is in the inferior side of the community and construction
requires manual labor, it is unacceptable for the industry to employ
women, even in today’s generation that gender equality is being
practiced.

3. In some sectors of construction, women are being given a chance,
not in the operations but in the administrative work. Axis Capital
Group, a company which sells and rents capital equipment based in
Singapore has female employees doing office works. In its branch in
Jakarta, Indonesia, though, the employment of women is still under
strict considerations, putting into interest the fact that Indonesia is
one of the biggest Islam countries in the world where the rights of
men are more defined than that of women.

4. In London, when one of the executive at the construction of Thames
Tideway Tunnel announced to achieve gender parity in 2023, he was
replied by disbelief and unvoiced complaints. It is understandable
considering the fact that construction industry is distinctly known as
“a man’s world”.

5. Unknown by many, there are already a lot of women in the
construction workforce. In India where there are thousands of
graduates every year and a few job opportunities, both men and
women alike are forced to try working in the construction field.
There are currently 450 strong female workers registered to be
construction operators and manual laborers.
There are also factors that drive women to try manual labor and its
complexities:

6.  Influence of socializers (such as parents and teachers).
 Knowledge of the industry (gained through careers advice, insight
courses and friends and family in the industry).
 Subject ability (particularly in maths and science) and practical
skills.
 Perceived career rewards (such as salary, future prospects,
employability); and,
 Social identity (for example, wanting to make a contribution to
society).

7. Continuously, women are trying to prove their worth in society.
In a review on some personal reasons that motivates women,
stereotyping is one of the main driving forces. While many think
that women cannot do manual labor, there are some women who
enter this field to prove otherwise.

8. There are, of course, an array of discourse against it and
contradictions but women construction students and workers Factors
impacting on career decisions included are able to demonstrate some
resistance to cultural norms on an individual level (for example,
taking pleasure in the challenge of working in a male dominated
industry), but that this capacity is also limited by structural
inequalities in society and the industry that suggest construction is
not a suitable career for women.