A Review on Women’s Participation in the Indian Construction Workforce

AbstractThis paper explores scholarly work on the participation of women in India's construction sector. Despite being a significant source of employment, the industry continues to pose serious challenges for female workers.Women are largely engaged as unskilled labor and often face more barriers than men in similar roles. Problems such as workplace harassment, gender discrimination and wage inequality contribute to an unfavorable environment that restricts both professional growth and skill enhancement, even after prolonged involvement in the field.Owing to the widespread perception of construction as a male-oriented profession, gender bias is deeply embedded within the sector. Women remain considerably underrepresented across different trades and specializations, frequently entering the industry late, lacking adequate training, receiving low pay and being confined to insecure or casual forms of employment.