An empirical study on the constraints of women working in Malaysia’s construction projects / Muhammad Adam Mohd Nasir and Nor Suzila Lop

The involvement of women was very important for construction projects in Malaysia. This was because with their involvement they can contribute to the success of the construction projects. However, there are constraints that women must face to get involved with construction projects such as the difficulty for women to retain in construction companies, discrimination towards women due to male dominance, and the construction company’s negative image of women. Furthermore, many researchers revealed that it has become more difficult for women to get work in the construction industry because of the perception that they are not the appropriate gender for those kinds of positions. This research aims to determine the constraint that women faced in Malaysia's construction projects. A quantitative approach was employed to fulfil the research objectives. A total of 78 contractors’ companies from Grade G5 to G7 was participate and returned the questionnaire survey. The data was analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science SPSS version 29 quantitative software. The results revealed that the involvement of females in construction projects remained significantly lower than those of males and was still rather limited. The participation of Malaysian women in construction projects was hampered by hurdles. This research recommends expanding the scope of similar studies in the future so that more women's contributions to the construction industry can be brought to light.