Construction Industry and Women Participation

The industry suffers from a range of misperceptions such as the unsuitability of roles for women which act as significant barriers to women choosing construction careers. A number of cultural barriers to women's participation in the sector remain. These range from long hours and inflexible workplace through to made dominated networks. Women in the Indian construction industry currently account for under 10 to 11% of the workforce reflecting their under representation in an industry that fails to attract and retain women. Female project manager, Architects, Engineers are all looking for similar things: Mentor, personal development training, confidence, building sessions help negating their salaries and support developing their careers. Although women are present in middle and upper management in several construction organizations unfortunately the number of women in leadership position remains low. This study present the construction organization need to think differently about women's career path as their motivation for progression is less likely to be more money or more power instead weighed in favors of better working condition including. The "Glass Ceiling" the situation where women can see but not reach higher level jobs and are prevented from progressing in their careers, including design and construction.