{"id":3570,"date":"2020-03-04T08:45:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T08:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mercuryeng.com\/?p=3570"},"modified":"2020-03-04T08:52:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T08:52:51","slug":"mercury-making-strides-as-latest-cso-figures-show-increase-in-numbers-of-women-in-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mercuryeng.com\/de\/2020\/03\/04\/mercury-making-strides-as-latest-cso-figures-show-increase-in-numbers-of-women-in-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercury making strides as latest CSO figures show increase in numbers of women in construction"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Mercury, we are leading the way in making the construction industry more female friendly.<\/p>\n

As the sector continues to face challenges relating to skills shortages, now is a time of opportunity for females targeting a career in construction.<\/p>\n

The latest CSO figures show that there has been a 76% increase in the number of women working in the industry from 2017-2019.<\/p>\n

12,500 females are currently employed in the sector, up 5,400 on two years ago.<\/p>\n

While these figures highlight that steps are being made in the right direction to increase diversity in construction, women still account for just 8.5% of the workforce.<\/p>\n

Mercury wants to change the perception that construction is a career that only men can succeed in, and this is why we are industry leaders.<\/p>\n

Of our 2,000 employees, 11% are women \u2013 a considerable mark up on the industry average.<\/p>\n

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Joanne Cluxton, Group HR Manager at Mercury<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Excluding our trades staff, 22% of our employees are females, with 60% of total Mercury female employees working on site.<\/p>\n

Joanne Cluxton, Group HR Manager at Mercury, says more needs to be done to convince women that construction is an industry that needs them.<\/p>\n

She said: „The industry average is 8.5% female employees. While, we’re above this at 11%, we still have ways to go.<\/p>\n

„Most interestingly, if you were to consider our professional staff only, excluding our trades, our proportion of women is doubled at 22%. The area that most needs to grow is in the trades area.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat’s why we have held numerous female apprenticeship focused events in recent years.“<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we can attract female school-leavers into apprenticeship roles, we will start to see increases in women in construction across the board, and not just in the professional space.<\/p>\n

„While we are actively looking to attract female trades, we of course also want to ensure that there are increased opportunities for women with professional backgrounds at Mercury.<\/p>\n

„The number of females in management positions within construction is something that we are actively taking steps to improve upon.<\/p>\n

„We are also now recruiting for our 2020 Graduate Programme and are committed to taking on more female applicants than ever before.<\/p>\n

„Now is a good time for women looking to start a career in construction, but there are also opportunities for those already within the industry to advance their career at Mercury, through initiatives such as our Leadership Development Programme.“<\/p>\n

This article was originally published on the Construction Industry Federation (CIF). Click here to read it.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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