Woah. I never hear about people in the states working towards gender parity in construction. Although, there are many women in construction and I am probably being ignorant.
Western Cape MEC for Transport and Public Works, Marius Fransman has singled out the "male dominated" construction industry as the most untransformed sector in the province, saying rapid measures were required to address the problem."The construction industry is a prime example of an industry that has struggled to transform itself into one that is more gender representative," he said.
He said while there had been an increase in the number of women-owned construction companies being awarded tenders, the value of the tenders was negligible.
So the goal is to get these women owned companies some of these high bid contracts. Sounds good to me.
via AllAfrica.com
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Thankfully, there are a few groups working towards gender equity in the construction industry and other "non-traditional" sectors. Check out www.tradeswomen.org
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i see alot of women doing construction. I know that its definitely more men. I think you never seen more women then men here.
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