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Goodrum, P M, Haas, C T and Glover, R W (2002) The divergence in aggregate and activity estimates of US construction productivity. Construction Management and Economics, 20(05), 415-23.

Kreitl, G, Urschitz, G and Oberndorfer, W J (2002) Corporate growth of engineering consulting firms: a European review. Construction Management and Economics, 20(05), 437-48.

Li, H and Shen, Q (2002) Supporting the decision-making process for sustainable housing. Construction Management and Economics, 20(05), 387-90.

Low, S P and Fong, E T W (2002) Preparations for ISO 9001: a study of ISO 9000 certified construction firms. Construction Management and Economics, 20(05), 403-13.

Schultmann, F and Rentz, O (2002) Scheduling of deconstruction projects under resource constraints. Construction Management and Economics, 20(05), 391-401.

Whittock, M (2002) Women's experience of non-traditional employment: is gender equality in this area a possibility?. Construction Management and Economics, 20(05), 449-56.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: women; non-traditional employment; tokenism; lived experience; stereotyping
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190210140197
  • Abstract:

    Currently, skills shortages are prompting the UK government to introduce initiatives intended to break down notions of stereotyped employment and attract women to non-traditional, male-dominated industries such as construction. Thus, it seems timely to revisit a study of the lived experience of non-traditionally employed women, conducted in Northern Ireland in the mid-1990s. Data from this study are presented here, specifically contextualized within R. M. Kanter’s (American Journal of Sociology, 82, 965-90) framework of tokenism. Utilizing this framework, the paper examines the relationship that exists between the sexes (women as ’tokens’ and males as ’dominants’) in the non-traditional settings examined, indicating that barriers remain that women must surmount for gender equality to be achieved. The paper concludes by briefly examining one initiative working pro-actively to remove these barriers, providing women with greater opportunities to pursue non-traditional careers

Xiao, H and Proverbs, D (2002) The performance of contractors in Japan, the UK and the USA: a comparative evaluation of construction cost. Construction Management and Economics, 20(05), 425-35.