Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering

ISSN for PRINT: 1072-8325

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2003, Volume9

Issue 2

82 pages

DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v9.i2

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Thuong Thi Duong
School of Construction Management and Property, Queensland University of Technology

Martin Skitmore
School of Construction Management and Property, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point, Brisbane Q4001, Australia

This article examines the extent to which challenges in the workplace may cause female project managers to be in a significantly small minority. A survey of members of the Australian Institute of Project Management in Queensland is described. This compares the experiences and observations of both men and women on various issues related to technical and gender aspects in project management workplaces. The results show that although female project managers experience many problems, male project managers also experience most of the same problems. Likewise, there are also few differences between more and less experience, the level of management, and types of industries. The differences that do occur involve discrimination against women in general, differences in project management styles, and support from other project managers.

DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v9.i2.50 Download article, 14 pages

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