FSPU STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVE ON GENDER

INFLUENCE
IN PURSUING CONSTRUCTION STUDY IN
COLLEGE OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN UITM
SHAH ALAM

G R O U P S I X
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

01 PROJECT BACKGROUND
05 SCOPE AND LIMITATION

02 PROBLEM STATEMENT
06 PREVIOUS STUDY

03 OBJECTIVES
07 M E T H O D O L O G Y.

04 SIGNIFICANT OF THE STUDY

08 Q&A
P R O J E C T
B A C K G R O U N D
Construction industry has prevailed in Malaysia for a
number of decades

Patriarchal dominant industry but the table has turned

over when this field is opened to females

Due to the perceived nature of work and the common

notion that it is a large male-dominated industry, the
construction industry has inherent gender biases.

The study seeks to describe the broad gender gap in the

fields of employment, skill development, upward
mobility, and the study aims to describe the substantial
gender disparity that besets these areas.
PROBLEM STATEMENT

Produce 64,782 graduates since 1967 (Abdullah, 2021).

More males than females are working in the construction

industry

Women encounter hidden obstacles or glass ceilings,

and are not afforded the same opportunity for job
growth as men.

Practical obstacles for women who leave their careers to raise families

Many women had to determine whether to have children or not, as well as how to balance this with their ambitions for their
careers
OBJECTIVES

To determine FSPU student’s awareness about gender

matter in the construction industry.

To determine the student’s qualities/abilities associated

with women and men at UITM Shah Alam.

To identify the barriers to create gender diversity in the

construction industry among FSPU students.
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SIGNIFICANT OF
THE STUDY

Give awareness to FSPU students

Not only men are needed in the construction field

To pursue equally high qualitative and quantitative

output
 SCOPE & LIMITATION

Concerns the female respondents The scope is further targeted to As a limitation, the research focused
who are currently studying in the those aged more than 19 years old. on barriers faced by female’s
construction industry students in the construction industry,
PREVIOUS
STUDY Uncertain Working Hours
FEMALE For working women who also have families and other
commitments, this can be a challenge.

Demands on One’s Physical Capability

Women have a physical health that is not equal to men

CONS
PROS
Leadership opportunities
The lack of women in leadership
positions creates openings for women to
enhance their careers, bring new ideas to
their teams, and develop professionally.

Communication skills
Due to the way the female brain is wired,
women can better understand multiple
perspectives and communicate
effectively.
PREVIOUS
STUDY
MALE Male workers tend to interrupt or disturb and cannot work
in a team with female workers.

Most of male is easily aggressive due to a lot of work

CONS
PROS

High skills, high physical fitness

Make better decisions

METHODOLOGY

Respondents of the Study

Obtained from fifty respondents
Focus on UiTM Shah Alam undergraduate students
of the Faculty of Built Environment
20 years old and above.

Data Collection Procedure

Instruments of the Study
Questionnaires
It will be spreaded through online platforms to
further facilitate the process.
Section I : background-centric of the respondents.
Section II : respondent's general knowledge and
awareness regarding the gender influence in the
construction industry.
Section III : multiple choice questions
Questionnaire will be produced by Google Form
Handed out to the students through Whatsapp
Messenger
Data Analysis Method
Descriptive analysis
Data will be converted from frequency count into
percentages
Presented in Microsoft Powerpoint
Q & A