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Social Sustainability in a Gender-Biased Occupation

In: SDGs in Construction Economics and Organization

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  • Radhlinah Aulin

    (Division of Construction Management, Lund University)

  • Vera Rytter

    (Division Civil SE South, NCC Sverige AB)

Abstract

This paper discussed construction industryConstruction industries’s ongoing battle with gender equality. Growing awareness of social sustainabilitySocial sustainability responsibility has led to the mounting importance of human resources in the organisations. One perspective involves the focus on gender equality. Today womenWomen’s participation in the construction industryConstruction industries is still low except in times of acute labour shortages. This disproportionate gender distribution leads to the construction industryConstruction industries losing competent and skilled resources. The study aim is to identify challenges faced by womenWomen employed in the construction industryConstruction industries, factors that make them stay (pull factors) and factors that make them leave (push factors). To achieve this aim, a quantitative study was adopted. A web-based questionnaire was sent out via social media. The web-based questionnaire was open for 3 months, and a total of 124 womenWomen had responded. In general, the majority of results from the study are in agreement with the literature. The strong pull factors identified are as follows: interesting and challenging work and good work relations. The push factors are as follows: not the dream job, unsuitable job, poor working conditions/environment and offensive behaviour. The output of this study is the practical strategies on how to attract and retain womenWomen in the construction industryConstruction industries: improvement of image through marketing; exposure about the industry through education, female role models; eliminating macho culture, improvement of the working conditions and facilities; and flexible working times to accommodate those with family. With these recommendations, the industry can achieve better gender equality, and this, in turn, may transform it by encompassing a wider set of ethical considerations, including sustainable construction.

Suggested Citation

  • Radhlinah Aulin & Vera Rytter, 2023. "Social Sustainability in a Gender-Biased Occupation," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: Göran Lindahl & Stefan Christoffer Gottlieb (ed.), SDGs in Construction Economics and Organization, chapter 0, pages 19-32, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-031-25498-7_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25498-7_2
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