The construction sector is the EU’s largest industrial employer with 15 million workers. However, it must be acknowledged that only a very small percentage of these employees are women and young people. 1.5 million construction workers in the European Union are female and 92% of all the sector’s workers are over 25 years old. Young women account for only 1% of those working in the sector.

Construction companies, as main actors in this field, must accept our own responsibility and implement all necessary measures to reverse this situation.

The ELICAN consortium is profoundly committed to gender equality. In order to achieve this purpose, different actions are being implemented by all partners.

At an individual level

• Guaranteeing equal opportunities to men and women in terms of employment, promotion, salary, training, development and working conditions.
• Promoting gender balance in decision-making positions including supervisory and managerial levels.
• Avoiding gender discrimination resulting from maternity and paternity leave, marital status and working conditions.
• Preventing sexual molestation by implementing a proper code of conduct and an action protocol to protect male and female employees.

At a consortium level

• Assuring gender equality at all levels assigned to the project including supervisory and managerial levels.
• Including our commitment to gender equality in our website