Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE240100962

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Resistance to gender equality in the Australian construction sector . This project aims to investigate policy failure of gender equality initiatives and specifically, how institutional and individual resistance to gender equality is applied and adapted over time and across different contexts in construction, Australia’s most male dominated sector. This project expects to generate new knowledge for policy authors in government and business, helping them deliver robust policy outcomes to shift gender equality in male dominated sectors. This project should provide significant social and economic benefits to Australia, enabling greater attraction and retention of women to construction jobs, reducing the sectors critical skills shortage.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2024

End Date: 12-2026

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $453,107.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Social policy | Employment equity and diversity | Policy and administration | Gender policy and administration

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)