Construction is the second most male dominated industry in Australia, after mining.
Sexism persists, and discrimination against women in the workplace is rife.
The gender pay gap is over 26%, and growing.
Yet the industry faces a skills shortage – a shortage that could be filled by increased female participation.
How do we abolish gender bias in the Australian construction industry?
Paul Barclay speaks to a panel of experts.
Recorded via Zoom on September 17, 2021, at an online event hosted by NAWIC – the National Association for Women in Construction
Speakers:
Kristine Schuel – National Chair, National Association for Women in Construction (NAWIC); Executive Branch manager, Legal Contracts and Procurement, Transport Canberra.
Andre Noonan – Chief Operating Officer, ACCIONA Australia & NZ
Paula Gerber – Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University
Dr Niki Vincent – Victoria’s Public Sector Gender Equity Commissioner.
(production and research assistance by Mary-Anne Waldren)
