Women in Construction: Towards a more equal, diverse, and inclusive built environment sector

Author:   Patience Tunji-Olayeni ,  Clinton Aigbavboa (University of Johannesburg, South Africa) ,  Abimbola Windapo ,  Ayodeji Oke (Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781032734767


Pages:   260
Publication Date:   25 November 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Patience Tunji-Olayeni ,  Clinton Aigbavboa (University of Johannesburg, South Africa) ,  Abimbola Windapo ,  Ayodeji Oke (Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781032734767


ISBN 10:   1032734760
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   25 November 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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0. Front Matter. 1. Gender-based challenges in the Construction Industry: perceptions from two generations. 2. Key issues impacting recruitment and career progression of women: the building and quantity surveying perspectives. 3. Low turnout of women in the Construction Industry: mending the leaky pipe. 4. An integrative review of factors that enable the retention of women in the built environment workforce. 5. Work-life balance of women in Construction: a systematic and narrative review. 6. Career sustainability and female onsite construction leaders: case of a successful ‘boss lady’. 7. A theory of individual merit for lessening women’s disadvantages in the construction sector. 8. The Potentials of gender equality in supporting business sustainability: a conceptual focus on the Nigerian construction sector. 9. A study of leadership traits of women Quantity Surveyors. 10. An investigation into women participation in construction firms -diversity management perspective. 11. Exploring the Female Identity in Digital Construction Leadership Roles in the Built Environment Sector. 12. Promoting Urban Sustainability-(Ilubirin Women’s market). 13. Women’s Access to Housing Finance in Nigeria: The Gender Gap Panacea.

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Patience Tunji-Olayeni is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Building Technology, Covenant University, Nigeria. She is the Convener of the Women Academics in Construction (WAiC) Network, a capacity-building platform mainly for women and postgraduate students in the built environment. Clinton Aigbavboa is a Professor of Sustainable Human Development at the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. At this university, he is also the Director of the CIDB Centre of Excellence and Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre. Abimbola Windapo is a Professor at the Department of Construction Economics and Management, University of Cape Town, with more than 35 years of experience in practice, teaching, and research in the construction industry and projects. She is a C2-rated researcher with the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa. She is also a registered member of the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP), a member of the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON), and a fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Building (NIOB). Ayodeji Oke is an Associate Professor at the Department of Quantity Surveying, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria. He is also their Team Leader of the Research Group on Sustainable Infrastructure Management plus (RG-SIM+).

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