Denna uppsats behandlar problematiken kring det låga antalet kvinnor i el-, bygg- ochfordonsbranschen. Undersökningen som gjorts vid uppsatsskrivandet sticker ut genom attvisa yrkesnämndernas perspektiv på rekryteringen av kvinnor till och deras förutsättningaratt ta gymnasieexamen på de mansdominerade yrkesprogrammen, el och energi, bygg och anläggning samt fordon och transport. Representanter från yrkesnämnderna har intervjuats.Vi hoppas att under-sökningens resultat ska öka förståelsen kring hur en mansdomineradutbildningsmiljö kan påverka kvinnor samt möjliga rekryteringsinsatser för att öka antaletkvinnor till yrkes-programmen. I undersökningen används Connells genusteori samt Patton och McMahons systemteori om påverkansfaktorer för att analysera resultatet. Forskningen bekräftar yrkes-programmens sneda könsfördelning och visar på att ökade vägledningsinsatser behövs för att förmedla en bättre bild av arbetsmarknaden och vidga vyer för att möjliggöra norm-brytande val.Vår undersökning visar att en stor variation av rekryteringsinsatser används för att ökaantalet kvinnor på yrkesprogrammen, både på ett politiskt, organisatoriskt och individuelltplan. Resultatet visar även på att de förutsättningar som kvinnor ges på de mansdominerade yrkesprogrammen innebär välkomnande, eventuellt särbehandling i form av ett hjälpande tillsammans med ett visst motstånd. Hård jargong är ett exempel på motstånd som påverkar dem på vägen mot en gymnasieexamen. / This thesis deals with the problem of the low number of women in the electricity, construction and automotive industries. It highlights the trade councils perspectives on the recruitment of women to and their prerequisites to take the high school degree on three maledominated vocational programs, electricity and energy, construction and construction(typo) as well as vehicles and transport. Representatives from the trade councils have been interviewed. We hope that the results of the survey will increase the understanding of how a male-dominated education environment can affect women and possible recruitment efforts to increase the number of women in vocational programs. The survey uses Connell's gender theory as well as Patton and McMahon's system theory of influence factors to analyze the results. The research confirms the uneven gender distribution of the vocational programs and shows that increased guidance is needed to convey a better picture of the labor market and broaden views to enable norm-breaking education choices.Our results shows that a large variety of recruitment efforts are used to increase thenumber of women in vocational programs, both at a political, organizational and individuallevel. The result also shows that the conditions that women are subjected to on the maledominated vocational programs vary in welcoming, possibly special treatment in the form of a “helping” along with a certain resistance such as hard jargon affecting them on their way to a high school degree.

The paucity of women in senior leadership positions as indicated in the Business Women Association of South Africa 2011 census corroborates that gender equality is still a concerning issue even in the democratic era that we live in. This study explores career developmental experiences of women in senior leadership position in the civil engineering industry. The primary objective was to investigate how these professional women were managing their careers and what career experiences contributed to their ascent to the senior echelons of management. Meaning to the career experiences of these women had been given according to the self-determination theory. By means of purposive selection, seven women at senior management level were selected from both the private and public sectors in the civil engineering industry. Based on the semi-structured interviews conducted, personal documents reviewed and footnotes recorded; it was evident that there were different factors that had facilitated the ascent of these women to senior positions. Their career experiences were also characterised by challenges that subsequently instigated the development of coping strategies and methods. The study has implications for organisations in civil engineering that wish to attract and retain women from generations to come. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)

The paucity of women in senior leadership positions as indicated in the Business Women Association of South Africa 2011 census corroborates that gender equality is still a concerning issue even in the democratic era that we live in. This study explores career developmental experiences of women in senior leadership position in the civil engineering industry. The primary objective was to investigate how these professional women were managing their careers and what career experiences contributed to their ascent to the senior echelons of management. Meaning to the career experiences of these women had been given according to the self-determination theory. By means of purposive selection, seven women at senior management level were selected from both the private and public sectors in the civil engineering industry. Based on the semi-structured interviews conducted, personal documents reviewed and footnotes recorded; it was evident that there were different factors that had facilitated the ascent of these women to senior positions. Their career experiences were also characterised by challenges that subsequently instigated the development of coping strategies and methods. The study has implications for organisations in civil engineering that wish to attract and retain women from generations to come. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)