Retention over attraction: A review of women's experiences in the Australian construction industry; challenges and solutions

AN Ghanbaripour, RJ Tumpa, RY Sunindijo, W Zhang… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite substantial investments and efforts by governments, construction organisations, and
researchers, the construction industry remains one of the most male-dominated industries in …

Quality, productivity, and economic implications of exoskeletons for occupational use: A systematic review

DE Fournier, M Yung, KG Somasundram, BB Du… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The objective of this systematic review was to synthesize the current state of knowledge on
the quality and productivity of workers and their work while wearing exoskeletons, as well as …

Resilience for gender inclusion: Develo** a model for women in male‐dominated occupations

D Bridges, E Wulff, L Bamberry - Gender, work & organization, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
What is resilience in the context of work environments where women face barriers as
significant as career discrimination and harassment? In such a context, is resilience an …

Women as leaders in male‐dominated sectors: A bifocal analysis of gendered organizational practices

W O'Brien, C Hanlon… - Gender, Work & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Women in male‐dominated sectors face significant challenges to progress their leadership
aspirations. While organizations have activated policies and practices that ostensibly assist …

Resilience in a hostile workplace: The experience of women onsite in construction

M Turner, S Holdsworth, CM Scott-Young… - Construction …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Women working onsite in construction contend with multiple work hazards arising from the
masculine-based work culture. Resilience has been proposed as an important asset for …

Does gender really matter? A closer look at early career women in construction

RP Zhang, S Holdsworth, M Turner… - Construction …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the increasing number of women studying built environment degrees in higher
education, the construction industry has not seen an increase in the percentage of female …

“A trade of one's own”: The role of social and cultural capital in the success of women in male‐dominated occupations

D Bridges, L Bamberry, E Wulff… - Gender, Work & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The skilled trades are highly gender segregated occupations. Unsurprisingly, research
about women in this male‐dominated sector focuses on the various barriers to inclusion. In …

[BOK][B] Attitudes matter: The 2021 national community attitudes towards violence against women survey (NCAS), findings for Australia

C Coumarelos, N Weeks, S Bernstein, N Roberts… - 2023 - anrows.org.au
This material was produced with funding from the Australian Government. Australia's
National Research Organisation for Women's Safety (ANROWS) gratefully acknowledges …

Reinforcing the STEM pipeline in vocational-technical high schools: The effect of female teachers

MP Sevilla, P Bordón, F Ramirez-Espinoza - Economics of Education …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Although secondary Vocational-Technical Education (VTE) is highly prevalent in
low-income settings in the develo** world, this sector remains understudied in the …

Work environment challenge and the wellbeing of women in construction industry in New Zealand–The mediating role of work morale

FE Rotimi, M Brauner, M Burfoot, N Naismith… - Engineering …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to determine the effects of sexism and unfavourable job conditions
on women's mental and physical wellbeing in construction operations. In addition, this study …