Barreras para el desarrollo profesional de las mujeres cualificadas en el sector de la construcción peruano
[EN] The construction industry offers an unwelcoming environment for women, and those who manage to enter have high rates of mobility and abandonment. In Peru, that there is a large gender imbalance in the construction industry because women represent only 5% of workers in the industry. This researc...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis de maestría |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2015 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) |
| Repositorio: | RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/47825 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/47825 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Women Barriers Construction industry Qualified professionals Dones Barreres Sector de la construcció Professionals qualificats Mujeres Barreras Sector de la construcción Profesionales cualificados ESTADISTICA E INVESTIGACION OPERATIVA PROYECTOS DE INGENIERIA Máster Universitario en Planificación y Gestión en Ingeniería Civil-Màster Universitari en Planificació i Gestió en Enginyeria Civil |
| Sumario: | [EN] The construction industry offers an unwelcoming environment for women, and those who manage to enter have high rates of mobility and abandonment. In Peru, that there is a large gender imbalance in the construction industry because women represent only 5% of workers in the industry. This research evaluates the under-representation of women inside the sector by the identification of barriers that qualified women are faced with; in the context of this research, "qualified women" are those who have a university degree of any kind. This study was performed through two perspectives, from the perspective of men, who now dominate the industry, and from the perspectives of women, who are those who have managed to enter the sector and have to face these barriers to remain in it. The study was conducted with data obtained through surveys administered to 429 professional¿s Peruvian construction industry. It was found that women are less accepted at work, so they have to work harder to get similar post jobs than their male counterparts, besides having to deal with fewer career opportunities than their male counterparts. Likewise, there is a great conflict between work and family; those who make the decision to have a family, lose order in the hierarchy as well as not have the necessary support at work. It has also been found that male culture in the construction sector forces women to adopt masculine attitudes to be accepted in the industry. Finally, men interpret being a woman may prove to be an advantage at times. The research concludes with some recommendations to address these conflicts and encourage more women to join the construction industry. |
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