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Balasubramanian, S (2017) Green supply chain management: an investigation on the construction sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Business School, Middlesex University.
Hampton, P (2016) Influencing the undergraduate built environment curricula through stakeholder understandings of built environment employability skills, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Middlesex University.
Watts, J H (2003) Women in civil engineering: continuity and change, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Middlesex University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: women; civil engineer; culture; interview; UK
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- URL: https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/6730/
- Abstract:
This thesis explores the career experiences of women civil engineers in the UK and examines how women negotiate their place in a highly male-dominated profession. T he thesis considers why women are under-represented in this profession, are rarely appointed to senior management positions and how changes in the business pattern of UK engineering consulting companies has created barriers or opportunities for women. Uncovering the detail of women's career expectations and experience was more suited to a qualitative approach to data collection. .A series of semi-structured interviews was carried out with thirty-one women engineers working in different sectors of the profession. The women were in a variety of personal circumstances, including single and married women, some with young children and others with no dependent caring responsibilities. The ages of the women ranged from twenty three to fifty six years with the majority having attained chartered status. The interviews focused on factors that affect career progression and these were discussed within the three themes of subcultures of the profession, work/life balance and possible agents for change. Quantitative membership data from the Institution of Civil ... (continues)