Do female construction workers exist?

Not only they exist, they do so in large numbers. In Chennai, till the advent of large numbers of Biharis andOdishs people, the assistants to masons, called Chithal, or small person, were always women. In fact even now, there are large numbers of female workers. read more

Not only they exist, they do so in large numbers. In Chennai, till the advent of large numbers of Biharis andOdishs people, the assistants to masons, called Chithal, or small person, were always women. read more

Not all construction workers sit on the side of the road, whistling and cat calling at girls walking by. These men are negatively stereotyped in society, just like women. Stereotypes only exist because we let them exist. read more

That’s a good deal better than female-dominated jobs like home health aides or childcare workers, who make $10 an hour and $9.38 an hour, respectively. Women in construction also experience a smaller wage gap with their male coworkers: They earn 89 percent of men’s weekly earnings, compared to 82 percent nationwide. read more