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Abstract:
The construction industry remains the most male dominated sector in Australia. Despite three decades of formal gender equity initiatives by government and business, there is little understanding of why there has been little change to the hierarchical and numerical underrepresentation of women. Using a 'new institutionalist' perspective, more specifically Lowndes and Wilson's (2003) concepts of robustness and revisability, the nature and intent of formal gender equity initiatives, policies and practices are analysed through a single case study of a multinational construction firm. Through... [+] Show more
Subjects: Industry; Employment; Gender; Equity; Policy; Research
Keywords: Nontraditional occupation; Affirmative action; Discrimination; Employment pattern; Employment practice; Policy analysis; Policy implications; Case study; Organisation behaviour
Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania
Published: Reading, England: Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 2014
Access item:
http://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/26867/