Unsung construction heroes: A woman’s place is in construction (or at least it should be)
We’re a global leader when it comes to women’s rights, since 1893 when we became the first country to give women the right to vote. And yet, despite making up more than half of New Zealand’s population, women currently comprise just 17 percent of the nation’s construction industry. Registered Master Builders Association (MBA) Chief Executive […]
Editor’s Perspective: On feminism and changing perceptions
“The higher you go, the fewer women there are,” – Wangari Maathai. A university lecturer once asked me and a group of my female peers how many of us were feminists. One hand of the 12 present went up. That was just seven years ago; 118 years after women got the vote, 92 years after […]