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Gender Discrimination among Construction Workers With Reference To Vijayawada
Dr. B. Ravi Kumar
Journal of Sociology and Social Work, 1(1), pp. 42-53.

Abstract
Gender-based discrimination is a universal phenomenon. Women comprise half of the world’s population and perform two thirds of the work, but earn only a third of the total income and own less than a tenth of the resources. The most discriminated people in the world are usually the ones who lack economic power (Saksena-2004). Construction Industry is the argest employer in the world and in India. More than 31 million people work in the construction industry, secondly to agricultural Industry. More than 35 per cent of construction workers are women and they get poor remuneration and are discriminated in the payment of wages (ILO, 2001a). When men construction workers have promotional opportunities, women have no opportunities to acquire skills and become masons or supervisors. They need to be empowered to grow in their profession. This study is an effort to identify gender discrimination among construction workers and identify the means of empowering women construction workers with special reference to Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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Name : Dr.B.RAVI KUMAR
Father’s Name : B.Venkateswara Rao
Date of Birth : 24 - 04 – 1981
Marital Status : Married
Nationality : Indian
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