Building feminine
Workers, technicians, engineers… In France, women are increasingly present in the field of public construction and public works (called “BTP” in French). Sylvie, manager of a small building company, has easily found her place in an area that was before considered “male only”. She thinks that women are an asset for the profession: “They are competent, bring new ideas and change working conditions”, she says. Sylvie is part of the 27% of women who run small and medium-sized companies (called “PME” in French) and very small companies (called “TPE”). Despite some improvements, the construction industry counts only 1 woman for 10 men. However, women have their role to play! So ladies, do not hesitate to enter the game. Work is key to gender equality!
To go further
Learning French
- The feminization of words : “Ouvrières”, “techniciennes”, “ingénieures”, “gérantes”… which rules for the feminine names of professions? Find them here
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Acronyms: “BTP”, “PME”, “TPE”… French people are champions of acronyms! Discover more here
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