کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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4941971 | 1436873 | 2017 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
- Six career types are categorized according to work relationship and company type.
- First employment is fundamental as, once employed, women rarely change jobs.
- Each career type has barriers of different types and severity.
- Greatest barriers are found in “opportunist companies” of the construction boom.
- Equality policies should encourage the type of companies that favour inclusion.
The construction industry is the most segregated sector in Spain, as in other Western countries, particularly with regard to its trades, in which the percentage of women is extremely low. Traditionally, public policies supporting the inclusion of women have analysed the barriers they face without usually accounting for the wide range of companies and employment situations present in the sector. Based on interviews with women workers in the construction industry's trades and using the concept of typical career types, this article analyses the many different barriers faced by women on site. It concludes that the career types and the barriers associated with them are principally the result of the type of company the women work for, a fact to be borne in mind when drawing up any government policy aimed at increasing accessibility of women to the trades of the construction industry.
Journal: Women's Studies International Forum - Volume 60, JanuaryâFebruary 2017, Pages 39-48