1st Edition

Surveying Sisters Women in a Traditional Male Profession

By Clara Greed Copyright 1991
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

Over the past few years there had been a dramatic increase in the number of women entering the surveying profession. Fewer than five per cent of practising surveyors were women, but women comprised twenty per cent of students. Originally published in 1991, Surveying Sisters explores the question of whether ‘more’ would mean ‘better’, either for women surveyors themselves, or for women as... Read more

Preface, Part 1: Surveying Sisters? A Study of the Position and Perceptions of Women Chartered Surveyors, 1. Is More Better?, 2. Conceptual Perspectives, Part 2: The Historical Perspective, 3. The Background to Surveying up to 1900, 4. Twentieth Century Development of Surveying, 5. Women’s Presence 1945 Onwards, Part 3: Education and Practice Today, 6. The Educational Context, 7. Fitting into Surveying Education, 8. The Position of Women in Surveying Practice, 9. Getting by in the World of Surveying, Part 4: Implications for the Built Environment and the Profession, 10. The Influence of the Subculture on What is Built, 11. Conclusion, Appendix 1: RICS Membership Figures, 1989, Appendix 2: Comparisons with Other Professions in 1989, Appendix 3: A Summary of the Range of Courses Within Surveying, Bibliography, Name Index, Subject Index.

Biography

Clara Greed