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This Project Aims To Establish The Effectiveness Of Past And Recent Schemes ...


This project aims to establish the effectiveness of past and recent schemes and efforts within the industry to encourage women to enrol.
iii Aims and Objectives
Research aims to establish a brief history of the construction industry in order to establish a historical basis for the current imbalance regarding employment of women and their career progress. Research will use relevant data to construct a statistical representation of women's roles and status within the industry, and the differences between their male counterparts. Using Internet resources and journal articles data will be gathered in order to identify the current trends and policies employed by construction companies and universities in order to encourage women into the profession. These policies will be analysed in light of comments and attitudes of the case study ‘Women in Construction 2005' by Hill McGlynn, and further suggestions will be put forward. Finally, research will identify what the trends in data forecast for the future, seeking to answer questions such as: Have the policies and efforts made by companies in the last five years made a noticeable difference? and, What do the opinions and results gathered by individuals and by construction firms suggest for the future? Research aims to highlight areas which might have been overlooked and areas where there is further room for innovation and change. An example of these areas might be in the nature and degree of communication between universities and Construction Employment Agencies and Construction companies themselves, and the information, or lack of, which is made available to women considering a job in construction.
ivResearch Methodology
Research for the literature review consults books, journals, and articles from magazines and newspapers. It was decided to narrow the scope of the research to encompass data relating to skilled professions such as bricklaying, carpentry and plumbing, while focusing mainly on the three areas of Surveying Architecture, and Management. These areas were selected because they require extensive qualification and training. Furthermore, research conducted for the literature review suggests that women find it difficult to progress to senior positions in these areas. Research proposes to investigate whether aspects of qualification and training might be reviewed and modified in order to encourage more women into the construction industry. Information will be gathered from internet resources with a view to investigating what schemes already exist which encourage liaison between construction companies and universities, and schemes set up by the CITB.
Case Study
The Hill McGlynn paper ‘Women in Construction' is used as a case study.


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