Creative thinking can overcome the barriers facing women

摘要

Look around the offices of any construction business and you'll see lots of women working at all levels and making a positive contribution. Look around most construction sites and you'll be lucky to find a single women in any role. The government's Construction 2025 strategy puts the figure for women in construction at just 13.5 per cent and, according to the Electrical Contractors' Association, less than 1 per cent of qualified operatives in the electrical sector are women. Hardly surprising then that the lack of diversity in the construction workforce continues to be a topic that concerns and perplexes many.