Abstract | The project provides context to the low level of participation of women in the industry and highlights the barriers to entry, retention, and career progression. It follows the administration of a survey by the EFBWW in 2020-2021, and entails: • Collecting statistical data on the presence of women in construction, wood and forestry • Identifying good practices and experiences related to gender issues in collective bargaining and collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) in the construction, wood and forestry industries. This involves a large-scale literature review on the transforming nature of the construction industry and data analysis of the EFBWW survey questionnaire. • Producing a practical and industry specific toolkit for increasing the participation of women in the construction, wood and forestry industries. • Identifying priorities for gender policies at various levels. The toolkit is structured around five key themes: employment policy, industry culture and image, human resources policies and practices, working conditions, and training and education. Each thematic section connects the theme with gender equality, provides a checklist of specific actions to consider for improving gender equality, and examples of rules and practices highlighted in the survey by EFBWW national affiliates. Unions representatives can take inspiration from this toolkit to spearhead, support and monitor actions, including through collective bargaining, with the aim to: • Support change in current employment practices in the industry, • Implement gender equality policies and gender sensitive occupational safety and health priorities, supported by specific targets, in the workplace and beyond, • Change human resources practices through gender equality mainstreaming, • Ensure female and male employees are entitled to decent work-life balance arrangements, • Address gender imbalances in education and training. |
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