Women in Construction Archives - Construction Industry Federation

CIF President Pat Lucey: Why I am urging my male colleagues throughout the construction industry to join us in celebrating International Women’s Day

7th Feb 2019 With the CIF’s third International Women’s Day event on the horizon, I would like to take this opportunity to urge all of my colleagues throughout the industry, both male and female, but particularly the men, to get behind the CIF’s #BuildingEquality campaign for greater diversity within the...

#BuildingEquality – Sharing Your Stories: Sinead Hodgins

6th Feb 2019 As part of the #BuildingEquality 2018 Campaign, Sinead Hodgins, Health & Safety Advisor with Flynn Management and Contractors, shares her story as a woman in construction.

“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: Sarah Kennedy

23rd Feb 2018 As part of the #BuildingEquality 2018 Campaign, Sarah Kennedy, Business Development Manager with EIDA Solutions, shares her story as a woman in construction.