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.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:kth-315435 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Grönqvist, Joanna, Mattsson Johansson, Wilma |
| Publisher | KTH, Byggteknik och design |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | TRITA-ABE-MBT ; 22500 |
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