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Advancing gender equality in the construction sector through public procurement: Making effective use of responsive regulation

Wright, Tessa; Conley, Hazel

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Authors

Tessa Wright

Hazel Conley Hazel.Conley@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Human Resource Management



Abstract

© 2018, The Author(s) 2018. Labour market segregation continues to be a major barrier to gender equality, with the construction industry an example of a particularly male-dominated sector. Drawing on evidence from the Women into Construction project, established to increase women’s opportunities to work on the construction of London’s Olympic Park, the article argues that public procurement is a potentially powerful tool for breaking down gender segregation. This is particularly effective when new forms of responsive and reflexive legislation require private sector contractors to achieve social objectives. The authors argue that this could be made more effective through greater powers of engagement for stakeholders, including trade unions.

Citation

Wright, T., & Conley, H. (in press). Advancing gender equality in the construction sector through public procurement: Making effective use of responsive regulation. Economic and Industrial Democracy, https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X17745979

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 30, 2017
Online Publication Date Mar 21, 2018
Deposit Date Nov 1, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Economic and Industrial Democracy
Print ISSN 0143-831X
Electronic ISSN 1461-7099
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X17745979
Keywords responsive regulation, public procurement, public sector equality duty, gender equality, construction industry, London Olympics
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/924660
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X17745979
Additional Information Additional Information : Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications

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