Picture Denis MinihaneMore women encouraged to enter the construction industryFROM working in Australian mines to building laboratories in London, structural, civil and environmental engineer Marguerite O’Callaghan is one of the few females working in the construction industry. A recent report by the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) showed that just 1% of those working in the construction industry in Ireland are women. They say that increasing the number of women on sites could be key to kickstarting construction in Ireland. Speaking about why she wanted to work in the construction industry, she said that she was always one for tinkering with things at home and she didn’t want a desk job. “I think women feel like they are walking into a men’s club and that is not the case.

Source: Evening echo October 01, 2018 09:11 UTC