A considerable amount of correspondence has appeared in Building as to why so few women find work on construction sites.

It has been suggested that this is a result of discrimination and the saucy calendars that frequent many site office walls. A female colleague of mine probably put her finger on the truth when she said that neither she nor her friends would consider working on a construction site due to the effect it might have on their nails.

Roger Knowles, chairman, Knowles

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