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Men are not Superheroes, I haven’t met one man that’s unbreakable

27th Sep 2018 Catherine Finn, Health and Safety Consultant at 4 Safety's Sake and all round 'Safety Lady' refers to superheroes on site.

“A sector that focuses only on a traditional male labour pool and overlooks women is missing out on a vast source of potential workers.”

24th Sep 2018 Speech by the Minister of State with special responsibility for Equality, Immigration, and Integration Mr David Stanton, TD to the CIF Building Equality Breakfast Briefing Friday 21 September 2018, Eaton Corporation, Eaton House, 30 Pembroke Rd, Dublin 4.

Increasing female construction workers key to solving Ireland’s housing and infrastructure crises

21st Sep 2018 The Construction Industry requires more female workers to meet current demand for skills and to deliver Ireland’s urgent housing and infrastructure needs, say key construction leaders.

Is the language used in your company’s job specs discouraging female applicants?

19th Sep 2018 Unconscious bias are sometimes unintentionally communicated in the way job descriptions are written and this can have a negative impact on the diversity of candidates applying for roles writes Caroline Tyler of the Irish Centre for Diversity.

#BuildingEquality – Sharing Your Stories: Patricia Brouder

30th Aug 2018 As part of the #BuildingEquality 2018 Campaign, Patricia Brouder of Patricia Brouder & Son Plastering Contractors, shares her story as a woman in construction.

#BuildingEquality – Sharing Your Stories: Phil Kane

23rd Aug 2018 As part of the #BuildingEquality 2018 Campaign, Phil Kane, Country Manager for Eaton Corporation, shares her story as a woman in construction.