GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

This study was to examine the current level of female professionals’ participation in construction industry: a case study of iconic structures designed by women globally. Today’s construction industry is conventional in employing women due to extreme gender stratification. women working in construction industry carry out managerial, technical and specialized work. This study assessed the responsible for female professionals’ in the participation of building construction industry with a focus on iconic structures designed by women globally. The employment of women at the professional level is very little even though the few employed perform creditably. Based on the findings made the study concluded that the barriers faced by female professionals’ in the construction industry are enormous and this influences women globally in the course of developing careers in the construction industry. It is quite interesting to note that discouragement faced by the women does not deter them but rather encourage them to remain resolute in participating in the construction industry with great achievement marked, including designs and construction of various iconic structures not limited to the excerpt contained in this write-up. Therefore, one of the recommendations was that women should be given ample opportunities to show their technical knowhow and skills in the construction industry as many talents and potentials can be brought to lights if they are well integrated in the system.