The unequal gender distribution in the construction industry is a verifiable truth and previous research indicates that there may be a connection between this inequality and the work environment. Therefore, this report will address gender equality and its correlation with the work environment in the construction industry. The questions of the report aims to further investigate the said connection and understand which factors may need to be improved in the areas of gender equality, gender distribution and work environment. These are further investigated with a survey poll and interviews, conducted at five of the larger construction companies in Sweden, alongside with a literature study which in turn serves/function as the basis for the survey. the five interviewed companies consist of JM AB, JME, NCC Sverige AB, Skanska Sverige AB and Peab Sverige AB.The purpose of this bachelor thesis is to explore and illustrate the current problems linked to gender distribution within the construction industry and thus investigate the benefits of a more equal gender distribution. This is in conclusion completed from a work environment point of view. The goal of the project is hence to gain increased knowledge regarding gender equality related to the work environment at a construction site. Furthermore, this report is limited to examining the subject within construction sites and mainly with gender equality from a gender distribution point of view.The results of the surveys indicate that there is a connection between gender distribution and the work environment. It is, furthermore, indicated that the work environment can be improved with a more equal gender distribution. There is also a desire for a more equal treatment between both genders which some of the correspondents are not currently experiencing. Additionally, it is believed that current norms and macho cultures can affect the work environment and safety work in a negative way to a large extent. This can also have an impact on women ́s propensity to apply to the construction industry. Furthermore, these results indicate that there are several factors that need to be improved in the construction industry linked to gender equality, gender distribution and the work environment. One factor is thus to include both men and women in the gender equality work, which in turn can lead to an overall improvement of the industry for everyone involved. In conclusion, the framework of this report provides an industry perspective, although not allowing for a conclusion to be drawn from it. To do so a more comprehensive investigation would be required and therefore the result of this project only gives an indication on the branch perspective.

Tidigare forskning visar att byggbranschen är en av världens mest mansdominerade branscher där jämställdhet är svår att uppnå. Denna studie är en kandidatuppsats på Personal och arbetslivsprogrammet vid Högskolan Dalarna. Studien syftar till att utifrån ett genusperspektiv analysera mäns och kvinnors erfarenheter av att arbeta i en mansdominerad byggbransch. Vi vill med denna studie framföra både mäns och kvinnors perspektiv av att arbeta i en bransch som enligt tidigare forskning upplevs som tuff där machokultur förekommer. Det finns en hel del forskning som beskriver kvinnors perspektiv utifrån normer och genus i byggbranschen, men inte lika omfattande forskning om männens upplevelser kring detta. De huvudområden som omfattar studien är arbetsmiljö, jämställdhet, sociala relationer samt genusnormer. Åtta respondenter, fyra kvinnor och fyra män från olika byggföretag har genom en kvalitativ forskningsmetod intervjuats. Respondenterna har medverkat i semistrukturerade intervjuer genom fysiska och digitala möten. Svaren har sedan sammanställts, tematiserats och analyserats med hjälp av en tematisk analys. Resultatet visar att både män och kvinnor välkomnar en jämställd byggbransch som genom utbildning, generationsskiften, medvetenhet samt arbetsmiljöarbete succesivt förväntas öka den kvinnliga arbetskraften i den svenska byggbranschen. / Previous research shows that the construction industry is one of the world's most male-dominated industries where gender equality is difficult to achieve. This study is a bachelor ́s thesis in the program Personnel and work at Dalarna University and the study aims to analyze men's and women's experience of working in a male-dominated construction industry from a gender perspective. With this study, we want to present both men's and women's perspectives of working in an industry that according to previous research is perceived as tough where macho culture occurs. There is a lot of research that describes women's perspectives based on norms and gender in the construction industry, but not as extensive research on men's experiences around this. The main areas that include the study are work environment, gender equality, social relations, and gender norms. Eight respondents, four women and four men from different construction companies have been interviewed through a qualitative research method. The respondents have participated in semi-structured interviews through physical and digital meetings. The answers have then been compiled, thematized and analyzed with the help of a thematic analysis. The results show that both men and women welcome an equal construction industry which, through education, generational shifts, awareness, and work environment management, is gradually expected to increase the female workforce in the Swedish construction industry.