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Building gender balance within the construction sector

gradireland editorial team

25 Oct 2023, 13:19

How the women of Lidl are bringing skills and gender balance to its construction and property roles

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Lidl Ireland

The foundation stone of any organisation needs to be sound and one of the key metrics of a solid and progressive firm is a gender balanced workforce.

The construction industry in Ireland accounts for about two per cent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP)

Yet women have traditionally represented only a small percentage of the construction workforce, accounting for just 9 per cent of those employed, according to a 2022 CSO Labour Force Survey.

Supermarket retailer, Lidl is helping to rectify this imbalance breaking down gender stereotypes with its female-led construction and property teams.

Click here to read the full article and profiles on women in Lidl which first appeared in The Irish Times, Tuesday 24th October 2023.

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