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- Kaur, Gaganpreet
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The Continuous Struggle for the Existence of Females in the Construction Industry in the 21st Century
- 2022
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In: Gender Perspectives on Industry 4.0 and the Impact of Technology on Mainstreaming Female Employment. - India : IGI Global. - 9781799885948 ; , s. 244-261
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The construction industry in India holds second place in the development of the country after the agriculture industry. The construction industry consists of the employment of the most diverse culture of people employed, and the issue of gender inequality is one of the main problems associated with this industry. This chapter focuses on the various issues related to the diversity of the people employed and the gender inequality prevailing among them. A questionnaire was designed which was to be filled by the workers, and a total of 220 respondents were interviewed from different sites of Delhi and NCR. Various questions related to the issues such as gender inequality and other problems faced by the female employees apart from the troubles of the routine problems were asked. The application of various tests applied on the data collected helped to study the issues in detail. Based on the field study, various suggestions and recommendations are provided.
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