Managing Racial Equality and Diversity in the UK Construction Industry

Gale, Andrew W; Davidson, Marilyn J.; Somerville, Peter; Sodhi, Dianne; Steele, A.; Jones, Sandi Rhys

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“…Since 1992 the expansion of tertiary education to the masses has led higher numbers of females to participate in higher education (HE) with some increase in enrolment in non traditional study such as built environment courses. Awareness raised among academics (Turrell et al , 2002; Wilkinson and Turrell, 2005; Dainty et al , 2004, Gale and Davidson, 2006) about the experiences of women in education, academia and the workplace has become the focus of research and there is a growing body of research into women's experiences in built environment disciplines (Greed, 1991, 1999; Wilkinson and Turrell, 2005; Lingard and Sublet, 2002; De Graft‐Johnson et al , 2003) which adopt feminist paradigms and can be understood more fully with an understanding of the paradigm. Thirdly the European Union and UK Government aware that some employment sectors have failed to make progress in women's equality and participation to the detriment of the economy have funded resources such as the UK Resource Centre (UKRC) for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (www.setwomenresource.org.uk).…”

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The emerging importance of feminist research paradigms in built environment research

Wilkinson

Morton

2007

Structural Survey

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Purpose-This paper seeks to establish and demonstrate the relevance of feminist research methods within built environment research. While no one definition of feminist research exists, many feminist researchers identify characteristics which distinguish it from traditional social science research; it is research that studies women, or that focuses on gender. Design/methodology/approach-There is a growing body of research into women and the built environment adopting feminist paradigms. This paper explains the dynamic, evolving philosophical basis of feminist research methods drawing comparisons to traditional positivist methodologies and demonstrates that feminist research has characteristics that can be imported into other research paradigms. Findings-The paper shows that there is much to be learned from an understanding of feminist research for all researchers in the built environment and that by adopting different approaches to research, researchers may find new and original ways of examining complex issues. Research limitations/implications-The implications are that all researchers in the built environment should consider the benefits of adopting a feminist approach in their research especially where the researcher is seeking to gain a deeper understanding of peoples' experiences. Originality/value-This paper seeks to raise awareness of the benefits of adopting feminist research methods in a discipline dominated by traditional approaches to research.

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Section: Meaning and The Relevance Of Feminist Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%