WOMEN & WORKWEAR – ARE WE DOING ENOUGH?

As more and more industries are aiming to attract women to male-dominated sectors, there has been an increasing focus on the practicalities of having a more equal workforce in terms of addressing gender disparity. Inviting women into traditionally male sectors such as construction or engineering is without a doubt extremely positive.

However, there is growing awareness that while the lip service paid to attracting female workers into predominantly male roles is all well and good, some sectors may still have much work to do, before they can achieve genuine equality.

Recently, there has been growing awareness that the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Workwear provided across many sectors including construction, engineering, and the health service is not designed to accommodate the specific needs and preferences of a female workforce. With the majority of PPE being designed at best as ‘unisex’, and at worst as just for male staff, it seems that women are being left out in the cold in many industry sectors.

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