Closing the Gap: Attracting more women into construction is key to Net Zero.
Senior Economist Sarah Nelson expands on why women hold the key to achieving the all-important net zero target in the construction sector in Construction UK Magazine – End Of Year Review Edition 2023. Construction UK Magazine provides an extensive look at breaking news, analysis, features, projects, product launches, discussions and interviews from within the construction industry.
Expanding the construction workforce – the pool of workers that construction business can hire from – presents a big challenge to meetting UK’s net zero target. One way to close the net zero jobs gaps is to recruit more women into construction.
Sarah Nelson, Senior Economics, Economic Impact
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