Welcome to the FEMCON Video Showcase, your gateway to inspiring stories from women and men in the construction industry across Ireland, Spain, Poland, and Germany. Our collection of video interviews highlights the experiences, challenges, and successes of females in construction, showcasing the vital role women play in this dynamic field. At FEMCON, we aim to promote gender equality in construction by sharing real-life stories from professionals who are making a difference. Through our video interviews, we hope to inspire more women to join the industry and foster an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

Explore our videos to hear directly from women and men who are breaking barriers and challenging stereotypes. Learn about their journeys, the obstacles they've overcome, and their visions for a more diverse and equitable construction industry. Women bring unique perspectives, skills, and strengths to construction. Their contributions are essential for innovation, creativity, and sustainable growth in the industry. Discover why gender diversity is not just important but necessary for the future of construction.

This course analyzes theories of gender and politics, especially ideologies of gender and their construction. Also discussed are definitions of public and private spheres, gender issues in citizenship, the development of the welfare state, experiences of war and revolution, class formation, and the politics of sexuality.
Graduate students are expected to pursue the subject in greater depth through reading and individual research.

Does it matter in education whether or not you’ve got a Y chromosome? You bet it does. In this discussion-based seminar, we will explore why males vastly outrank females in math and science and career advancements (particularly in academia), and why girls get better grades and go to college more often than boys. Do the sexes have different learning styles? Are women denied advanced opportunities in academia and the workforce? How do family life and family decisions affect careers for both men and women?

International Women’s Voices has several objectives. It introduces students to a variety of works by contemporary women writers from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and North America. The emphasis is on non-western writers. The readings are chosen to encourage students to think about how each author’s work reflects a distinct cultural heritage and to what extent, if any, we can identify a female voice that transcends national cultures. In lectures and readings distributed in class, students learn about the history and culture of each of the countries these authors represent. The way in which colonialism, religion, nation formation and language influence each writer is a major concern of this course. In addition, students examine the patterns of socialization of women in patriarchal cultures, and how, in the imaginary world, authors resolve or understand the relationship of the characters to love, work, identity, sex roles, marriage, and politics.

In this activity, students will play 'Guess Who?' in teams or individuals. They will practice asking about the appearances of people politely and try to figure out who the unknown person is.