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Ameliorating the profound gender wage gap in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry among the APEC members : The could and should

This research aims to discover the challenges and propose effective strategies to empower women by ameliorating the gender wage gap in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry among the APEC members. The study applied document review analysis and conducted focus group discussion...

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Main Authors: Gan, Su Ling, Chai, Chang Saar, Bibiana Lim, Chiu Yiong, Lu, Shao Ming, Gui, Hun Chuen
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Language:English
Published: Asia Business Research Corporation Ltd 2024
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TH Building construction
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https://ajbr.co.nz/abstract?id=215
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spelling my.unimas.ir.451482024-07-03T06:21:51Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45148/ Ameliorating the profound gender wage gap in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry among the APEC members : The could and should Gan, Su Ling Chai, Chang Saar Bibiana Lim, Chiu Yiong Lu, Shao Ming Gui, Hun Chuen TH Building construction This research aims to discover the challenges and propose effective strategies to empower women by ameliorating the gender wage gap in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry among the APEC members. The study applied document review analysis and conducted focus group discussions, where thirty female professionals in the AEC industry from APEC participated. The results report four challenges contributing to the gender wage gap, namely gender bias and stereotyping, work-family conflicts, physical strength and lack of transparency. Based on the challenges, the study suggests several key strategies focusing on women's participation in the AEC industry, encouraging gender-friendly workplaces, healthy and safe workplaces, and fair career development opportunities to reduce the gender wage gap effectively. The findings suggest that by increasing awareness of the value of women's involvement in the AEC industry, pragmatic policies should be formulated for APEC members to break down the barriers to the gender wage gap. Asia Business Research Corporation Ltd 2024-03 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45148/3/Ameliorating%20the%20profound%20-%20Copy.pdf Gan, Su Ling and Chai, Chang Saar and Bibiana Lim, Chiu Yiong and Lu, Shao Ming and Gui, Hun Chuen (2024) Ameliorating the profound gender wage gap in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry among the APEC members : The could and should. Asian Journal of Business Research, 14 (1). pp. 54-75. ISSN 1178-8933 https://ajbr.co.nz/abstract?id=215 DOI: 10.14707/ajbr.240165
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Gan, Su Ling
Chai, Chang Saar
Bibiana Lim, Chiu Yiong
Lu, Shao Ming
Gui, Hun Chuen
Ameliorating the profound gender wage gap in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry among the APEC members : The could and should
description This research aims to discover the challenges and propose effective strategies to empower women by ameliorating the gender wage gap in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry among the APEC members. The study applied document review analysis and conducted focus group discussions, where thirty female professionals in the AEC industry from APEC participated. The results report four challenges contributing to the gender wage gap, namely gender bias and stereotyping, work-family conflicts, physical strength and lack of transparency. Based on the challenges, the study suggests several key strategies focusing on women's participation in the AEC industry, encouraging gender-friendly workplaces, healthy and safe workplaces, and fair career development opportunities to reduce the gender wage gap effectively. The findings suggest that by increasing awareness of the value of women's involvement in the AEC industry, pragmatic policies should be formulated for APEC members to break down the barriers to the gender wage gap.
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author Gan, Su Ling
Chai, Chang Saar
Bibiana Lim, Chiu Yiong
Lu, Shao Ming
Gui, Hun Chuen
author_facet Gan, Su Ling
Chai, Chang Saar
Bibiana Lim, Chiu Yiong
Lu, Shao Ming
Gui, Hun Chuen
author_sort Gan, Su Ling
title Ameliorating the profound gender wage gap in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry among the APEC members : The could and should
title_short Ameliorating the profound gender wage gap in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry among the APEC members : The could and should
title_full Ameliorating the profound gender wage gap in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry among the APEC members : The could and should
title_fullStr Ameliorating the profound gender wage gap in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry among the APEC members : The could and should
title_full_unstemmed Ameliorating the profound gender wage gap in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry among the APEC members : The could and should
title_sort ameliorating the profound gender wage gap in the architecture, engineering and construction (aec) industry among the apec members : the could and should
publisher Asia Business Research Corporation Ltd
publishDate 2024
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