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Bringing more

women to construction sites

According to Minimol Korulla Jacob, Maccaferri, the number of
women involved in construction field is poised to increase

Aren’t there many realize that one of the main reasons
many women taking up is the evolving women’s leadership.
the challenges at the Women act as engines and drivers
construction sites? at the same time silently, fuelling the
growth of this sector by being part
In the construction field of research bodies, design groups,
especially in highway infrastructure, and implementation teams.
the participation level was less
earlier but has improved in the What about Maccaferri?
Government sector and in the
Private sector in the recent past. In organizations like Maccaferri
However, it is not adequate if one women play key roles, especially
sees the overall picture. A major in design, tech support, and field
reason is the absence of proper coordination. Our women engineers
facilities in many construction sites reach out to places that are
and the apprehension that women challenging, work for extra hours,
cannot handle the financial and and spread the new technology by
contractual complexities involved in conducting in-depth short courses
the construction field. And, this sure and workshops in various parts of
is a myth. the country.
The fact is that there are many In each of our landmark projects,
women who act as the backbone at least one decision-making leader
of organizations. They lead many would always be a woman.
challenging projects from the back There is a beautiful support system
irrespective of the complex nature for us in our organization as well as
of the construction field. Their field in our family which encourages us
experience, long years of research, to face and conquer challenging
and devotion to their chosen field are obstacles and achieve success as a
helping many of these organizations routine in everything that we do.
to reach certain dignified This great ecosystem keeps us fit
heights in terms of acceptability, for making the extra stretch to
acknowledgment, and brand image. reach a higher level of quality and
At times this silent contribution from effectiveness with adequate skills.
women is not getting recognized
enough in the Industry. We work in areas of slope
instabilities, Hydraulic works,
The Indian road sector has pavement rehabilitation, coastal
achieved multiple-fold growth in erosion, landfill engineering and so
the last few years. When we search on where specially developed new
for the different parameters which technologies will be answering the
resulted in this growth, we will complex unsolved problems giving

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