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Ahadzi, M and Bowles, G (2004) Public-private partnerships and contract negotiations: an empirical study. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 967-78.

Chandra, V and Loosemore, M (2004) Women's self-perception: an inter-sector comparison of construction, legal and nursing professionals. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 947-56.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Professionals; gender; self; perception; equality; construction; nursing; lawyers
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190410001673580
  • Abstract:

    The issue of gender in the construction industry has received considerable attention. However, most of the research has been from a male perspective and has considered how male perceptions of females act as an impediment to women’s career progression. An understanding of women’s self-perception is important because it helps to explain how women make sense of the barriers and challenges they face in a male dominated culture and how they seek to attain positive outcomes for themselves. A comparison of women in the construction industry with women in other male-dominated (legal) and female-dominated (nursing) industries reveals little variation in self perceptions. Indeed, women in the construction industry emerge relatively positively, with the highest overall level of self-esteem. This is encouraging and surprising, given the considerable evidence of significant barriers to entry and career progression for women in the construction industry, compared to other industries. It indicates that the construction industry is not a special case and that support strategies used in other industries are directly transferable, although the culture of the construction industry may make them more difficult to implement.

Cheung, S O, Tam, C M, Tam, V, Cheung, K and Suen, H (2004) A web-based performance assessment system for environmental protection: WePass. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 927-35.

Fagbenle, O I, Adeyemi, A Y and Adesanya, D A (2004) The impact of non-financial incentives on bricklayers' productivity in Nigeria. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 899-911.

Lingard, H and Francis, V (2004) The work-life experiences of office and site-based employees in the Australian construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 991-1002.

McCloughan, P (2004) Construction sector concentration: evidence from Britain. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 979-90.

Phua, F T T and Rowlinson, S (2004) Operationalizing culture in construction management research: a social identity perspective in the Hong Kong context. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 913-25.

Styhre, A, Josephson, P-E and Knauseder, I (2004) Learning capabilities in organizational networks: case studies of six construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 957-66.

Tang, S L, Ying, K C, Chan, W Y and Chan, Y L (2004) Impact of social safety investments on social costs of construction accidents. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 937-46.