... addressing sustainable development goal (SDG) 5 for gender equality and empowerment in the industry. Hence, this study aimed to empirically assess the barriers hindering female entrepreneurs specifically within Ghana’s construction sector for suggested career development provisions. Design/methodology...

...Bee Lan Oo; Benson Teck-Heng Lim Purpose This study aims to explore the gender differences in working from home (WFH) experiences during the pandemic from the Australia’s construction workforce perspective. Specifically, it explores gender differences in terms of: (1) the respondents’ family...

... Human resource management Organizational culture Gender The most up to date calculations of price, cost indices and outputs reveal that the UK construction industry contributes a healthy 6 per cent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP; Office for National Statistics, 2008). However...

... industry work practices present significant challenges for dual earner couples. Adaptive strategies are highly gendered, most frequently involving wives or female domestic partners reducing their involvement in paid work. Practical implications The intensification of work and demographic shifts have...

...G.L. GILBERT; D.H.T. WALKER As a result of sustained gender imbalance in the construction industry, research continues in the fields of attraction and retention of female employees. In Melbourne, Australia, an investigative survey was carried out to evaluate the relationship between motivation...