Electric.ie Nov/Dec 18 Edition

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 15 Industry News Building Equality in Construction ർ the CIF launched its first Diversity and Inclusion Guidance Document for the Construction sector in a bid to address the existing gender imbalance. Š‡ †‘…—‡– ™ƒ• ”‡Ž‡ƒ•‡† ƒ– –Š‡ ǯ• —‹Ž†‹‰ “—ƒŽ‹–› ‡˜‡– Š‘•–‡† „› –Š‡ ƒ–‘ ‘”’‘”ƒ–‹‘ Š‡ƒ†“—ƒ”–‡”• ‹ —„Ž‹Ǥ Š‹• ™ƒ• –Š‡ •‡…‘† ‡˜‡– ‘ˆ –Š‹• ›‡ƒ” ƒ• ’ƒ”– ‘ˆ –Š‡ ̽• ›‡ƒ”ǦŽ‘‰ ͛ —‹Ž†‹‰ “—ƒŽ‹–› …ƒ’ƒ‹‰ –‘ ‹…”‡ƒ•‡ –Š‡ —„‡” ‘ˆ ™‘‡ ‹ –Š‡ ‹†—•–”› ƒ† –Š‡ ˜‹•‹„‹Ž‹–› ‘ˆ –Š‘•‡ ƒŽ”‡ƒ†› ™‘”‹‰ ‹…‘•–”—…–‹‘Ǥ ’‡ƒ‡”• ƒ– –Š‹• ‡˜‡– ‹…Ž—†‡† Š‹Ž ƒ‡ǡ ‘—–”› ƒƒ‰‡”ǡ ƒ–‘ ‘”’‘”ƒ–‹‘ǡ ”‡Žƒ†Ǣ ‹‹•–‡” ‘ˆ –ƒ–‡ ƒ˜‹† –ƒ–‘ǡ Š‡ ‡’ƒ”–‡– ‘ˆ —•–‹…‡ ƒ† “—ƒŽ‹–› ™‹–Š •’‡…‹ƒŽ ”‡•’‘•‹„‹Ž‹–› ˆ‘” “—ƒŽ‹–›ǡ ‹‰”ƒ–‹‘ ƒ† –‡‰”ƒ–‹‘Ǣ ‡ ‡”ƒ–›ǡ ‘—†‡” ƒ† ‘ˆ ‡•‘—”…‡• Ž…Ǣ ƒ”‘Ž‡ ‹ŽŽ‹‡ǡ ‹”‡…–‘”ǡ ‡‡–– ‘•–”—…–‹‘Ǥ ƒ”Ž‹‡” –Š‹• ›‡ƒ”ǡ –Š‡ ‘•–”—…–‹‘ †—•–”› ‡†‡”ƒ–‹‘…‘‹••‹‘‡† ƒ •—”˜‡› –‘ †‹•…‘˜‡” ‡šƒ…–Ž› Š‘™ ƒ› ™‘‡ ƒ”‡ ™‘”‹‰ ‹ –Š‡ ”‹•Š …‘•–”—…–‹‘ ‹†—•–”›ǡ ‹ ™Šƒ– ”‘Ž‡• ƒ† ƒ– ™Šƒ– Ž‡˜‡Ž•Ǥ Š‡ •—”˜‡› ƒŽ•‘ ‹˜‡•–‹‰ƒ–‡† –Š‡ ˜‹‡™• ‘ˆ ˆ‡ƒŽ‡ ™‘”‡”•…—””‡–Ž› ™‘”‹‰ ‹ –Š‡ ‹†—•–”› ƒ† –Š‡ ˜‹‡™• ‘ˆ ‡’Ž‘›‡”• ”‡‰ƒ”†‹‰ †‹˜‡”•‹–› ƒ† ‹…Ž—•‹‘ ‹…‘•–”—…–‹‘Ǥ Š‹• •—”˜‡› •Š‘™‡† –Šƒ– ‘˜‡” ͷͰτ ‘ˆ …‘•–”—…–‹‘…‘’ƒ‹‡• ”‡…‘‰‹•‡ –Š‡ need for more women in the industry. ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ ‘ ƒ˜‡”ƒ‰‡ ƒ’’”‘š‹ƒ–‡Ž› ‘Ž› ͱ ‘—– ‘ˆ ͱͰ…‘•–”—…–‹‘ ™‘”‡”• are female. Š‡ •—”˜‡› ƒŽ•‘ ˆ‘—† –Šƒ– ‘ …‘•–”—…–‹‘ •‹–‡•ǡ ͹͹τ ‘ˆ ™‘”‡”• ƒ”‡ ƒŽ‡ǡ ™Š‹Ž•– ‹ ‘ˆˆ•‹–‡ ”‘Ž‡•ǡ ͵ʹτ ƒ”‡ ƒŽ‡ ƒ† ʹͶτ ƒ”‡ ˆ‡ƒŽ‡Ǥ ˆ –Š‘•‡ ™‘‡ ™‘”‹‰ ‹…‘•–”—…–‹‘ ”‘Ž‡• …‘•‹†‡”‡† Ǯ‘ˆˆ•‹–‡ǯ –Š‡ ƒŒ‘”‹–› ™‘” ‹ ƒ†‹‹•–”ƒ–‹‘ǡ ˆ‹ƒ…‡ǡ ƒ† ƒ”‡–‹‰Ǥ ‡ƒ ‹–‡”•ǡ ‹”‡…–‘” ‘ˆ †—•–”‹ƒŽ ‡Žƒ–‹‘• ƒ† ’Ž‘›‡– ‡”˜‹…‡• ™‹–Š ƒ† Šƒ‹” ‘ˆ –Š‡ ͛ —‹Ž†‹‰ “—ƒŽ‹–› ‘”‹‰ ”‘—’ said "Increasing diversity and gender equality is not just the right thing to do, it is critical for our industry. A disengagement with construction is unconsciously driven by the education system at a very young age for girls. We have to tackle misconceptions about the industry at this level and this will form part of a national awareness campaign the CIF is undertaking to promote the diverse careers in the industry. The industry has a job to do to proactively ensure that we are diversity and inclusion friendly and that has been the impetus behind the development of our CIF Diversity and Inclusion Member Guidance Document, which will be issued to all members. As the construction sector recovers and evolves, we are increasingly competing with other industries for talented young people who are concerned about equality and diversity. In order to meet the ambition of government strategies we must attract more women into the industry. Careers in construction have become more family-friendly, more technology driven, safer, less physically demanding and increasingly global in recent years. So, there are major opportunities in the industry. The #BuildingEquality campaign asks male and female leaders in the industry to set the example and put equality of opportunity at the top of their agenda. We want to encourage more young women to consider construction as a viable option for them and change the view that construction is ‘just for the boys." Phil Kane, Country Manager, Eaton Corporation Jean Winters, Director of Industrial Relations and Employment Services with CIF and Chair of the #BuildingEquality Working Group L to R: Dearbhail McDonald, Group Legal Editor, INM; Carole Smillie, Director, Bennett Construction; Minister of State, David Stanton; Phil Kane, Country Manager, Eaton Corporation; Jean Winters, Director of Industrial Relations, CIF; Anne Heraty, CEO, CPL Resources; Dominic Doheny, President, CIF; Tom Parlon, Director General, CIF