TY  - SER
AU  - Hossain,Julaikha Bente
AU  - Kelkar,Govind
AU  - Ogunlana,Stephen O.
AU  - Earth,Barbara
ED  - Asian Institute of Technology (Partial), 
TI  - Gender equality issues in the construction industry of Greater Dhaka district of Bangladesh
T2  - Thesis
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Bangkok
PB  - Asian Institute of Technology
KW  - Women in development
KW  - Bangladesh
KW  - Dhaka
N1  - A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of  Science,  School of Environment, Resources and Development; Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1999
N2  - The construction industry plays an important role in national economic and social  development and has the high potential to provide employment opportunities and to develop  people's lives, especially for women, who historically have been the most disadvantaged in  terms of autonomy and advancement. Although such employment opportunities benefited  women, especially those with low education and less skill, there is increasing debate about the  success of such strategy while women have tended to get very limited employment opportunity  than their male counterparts and faced gender specific constraints such as unequal and  dissimilar pattern of occupational distribution, wage disparity, little training facilities,  occupational health hazards and other facilities available for them and potential for their  employment. The present research addresses these issues by analysing field data. The field  research conducted in the Greater Dhaka District included field observations, formal  questionnaire survey on construction workers, interview with the management, related  personnel and secondary information collection from the relevant organisations. The study has  revealed that gender inequalities in the construction occupation not only related to the gender  difference. In human capital such as education and skill, the socially culturally determined  gender relations is one of the major barriers for women's limited job opportunities as well as  career prospect in the construction industry.  Finally, co-ordination among government agencies, construction companies, trade unions and  related organizations is very important for successful implementation of women's socio economic development.
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