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  • 11 months ago
Advocates say inflexible hours and a lack of support for pregnant workers in the construction industry is pushing women out of the sector. Attracting more female workers has been identified as one way to boost the workforce and meet the Federal Government's goal of 1.2 million new homes by 2029. Researchers from the University of Sydney business school spoke with dozens of working women who say they delayed having children or left the industry altogether due to inadequate support while pregnant.

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00:00So I left because I couldn't see a long-term future in construction.
00:07At the time I noticed that women who did have children, their careers seemed to have taken
00:14a step back and the hours and the expectation to be on site from 6.30 or 7 in the morning
00:23all the way until 5pm and sometimes even later, I couldn't see how that would work with someone
00:28wanting to juggle having children.
00:31I've worked on jobs previously before kids where I was often having to be on site at 6.30
00:39in the morning, which daycares don't open until 7.00.
00:45I did delay having children and I think that is also part of the research as well.
00:50So I got myself to a position and in a role where I could start a bit later.
00:55So yeah, I think the research speaks to that.
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