Negotiating gender in the male-dominated skilled trades: a systematic literature review

Bridges, Donna; Wulff, Elizabeth; Bamberry, Larissa; Krivokapic-Skoko, Branka; Jenkins, Stacey

doi:10.1080/01446193.2020.1762906

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“…In a European context, the GDP rate stands at around 5% in almost all countries in 2019 [3]. Nonetheless, in spite of its relevance, women's participation in the construction sector remains a challenge, with minor fluctuations or improvements with respect to equality over the past years [4][5][6][7][8][9][10].…”

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“…In this process, roles, values and norms are assigned based on the person's gender. Furthermore, to support these work plan allocations, there has always been a wide range of societal beliefs and stereotypes, that is, a social imaginary [10,12,[19][20][21]. This approach associates the work in the construction sector with men, because of the strength, whereas jobs related to childcare are strongly associated with women because of affection, care or empathy, features deemed "distinctive and innate" among women [10,15,[22][23][24].…”

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“…Furthermore, to support these work plan allocations, there has always been a wide range of societal beliefs and stereotypes, that is, a social imaginary [10,12,[19][20][21]. This approach associates the work in the construction sector with men, because of the strength, whereas jobs related to childcare are strongly associated with women because of affection, care or empathy, features deemed "distinctive and innate" among women [10,15,[22][23][24]. What is feminine, linked to care, finds no expression on the construction site, a place considered rough and dirty, that is, an inappropriate place for women and femininity [2,4,13,25].…”

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“…These responsibilities will involve career breaks as women feel the pressure to choose between their professional career or starting a family. Furthermore, the fear of losing their job or the fact of lagging behind in their professional development are incurred by these breaks [2,10,13,22,27,28].…”

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“…On the other hand, on many occasions, the recruitment or promotion procedures in the construction sector occur informally, in social networking [13], where contacts are more relevant than achievements. Hence, access to work is gained through references from relatives or friends [10,[30][31][32][33]. Research suggests that these networks operate as "closeknit gangs", wary of the arrival of new members [4].…”

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Inequalities in the Exercise and Continuity in Building Engineering in Spain. Factor Analysis Including Gender Perspective

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The building sector is one of the most relevant at world level in view of the percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) concerned, as well as the number of new jobs created. Nevertheless, it is a completely male-dominated industry. Different institutions and organisms, such as the Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals, struggle to reduce gender inequality in different environments, including the working one. Aligned with these goals, this study provides the data exploited from the first survey regarding gender inequality within the professionals of the building engineering field in the Spanish population as a whole. This survey was developed in 2018 by the Spanish General Council of Technical Architecture and it was sent to its members. The sample involved 1353 cases. For this data mining, bivariate analyses were conducted in order to subsequently carry out a factor analysis and the socio–demographic composition of the dimensions found. Results exposed statistically meaningful differences in the eyes of women and men about those factors which facilitate practice and continuity in the profession. The most relevant conclusions drawn from the factor analysis reflect the existence of three factors: (1) work competences, (2) social capital and (3) physical appearance and being a man, dimensions in which women and men’s opinion was unevenly distributed.

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The experiences of reporting sexism toward female paramedics in Australian ambulance services: A scoping review

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Hunt,

McFarlane

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Aust J Social Issues

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Paramedicine in Australia was historically male‐dominated, and despite the development within the profession, sexism against women remains a major hurdle for a safe workplace. The aim of this scoping review was to identify experiences of reporting sexism toward female paramedics in Australian ambulance services and identify barriers impacting the decision to submit a report. Literature searches were conducted using eight electronic databases, with grey literature found through Google Scholar, media outlets and hand‐searching. Articles included were those with mention of sexism or associated behaviours reported to a senior authority within the field of paramedicine in Australia. Reporting of sexism within paramedicine was not a primary outcome for any included literature. Behaviours such as sexual assault and harassment are rarely defined, and sexism is often not reported independently. Experiences of women with reporting are primarily negative, and decisions to report sexism are made difficult by various barriers of which victimisation was most prominent. Following a report being lodged, all reported outcomes were inadequate as perceived by the victim. Further research into the reporting of sexism in Australian ambulance services is required to develop resolutions to the identified barriers and provide a safer reporting environment to encourage reporting.

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Addressing Minority Discrimination in a Master’s Education Program for Construction Management

Buser

Kifokeris

2023

Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics

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Negotiating gender in the male-dominated skilled trades: a systematic literature review

Cited by 51 publications

References 50 publications

Inequalities in the Exercise and Continuity in Building Engineering in Spain. Factor Analysis Including Gender Perspective

Inequalities in the Exercise and Continuity in Building Engineering in Spain. Factor Analysis Including Gender Perspective

The experiences of reporting sexism toward female paramedics in Australian ambulance services: A scoping review

Addressing Minority Discrimination in a Master’s Education Program for Construction Management

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