And we for one say that is fantastic news and we were delighted to read the findings of new research by recruitment firm Ranstad CPE.
It mentions that since 2010 the number of women in construction has increased from 16% to 20%, while there was only a 1% increase within the previous 5 years.
Projections made in the report suggest that women could be filling around 26% of construction positions by 2020, or perhaps even more than that.
The report states that currently the percentage of women in construction is 1 in 5, or 20%. This correlates with official figures from the Office for National Statistics which recorded a proportion of 19.7% women in September last year.
However, despite the positive trend in recruitment for women, the report by Ranstad also warned that lack of flexibility and misconceptions about the workplace can remain barriers to progress. And we have to say we find that is the case as very few of our students are female. But we have a plan about how we’re going to change that……watch this space! News coming soon………..
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