Claire Kilrane a WIT graduate is featured in a Guardian photo essay headlined Women in construction: building a career in a challenging environment
An interview with Claire Kilraine a construction management and engineering graduate recently featured in the Guardian newspaper.
In the picture essay Guardian photographer Alicia Canter photographs 12 women working in the UK construction industry and talks to them about their experiences.
Insight into construction
28-year-old Claire, who studied at WIT’s School of Engineering and now works in the UK is pictured on site. A section engineer at Tideway, in the article Claire explains how diverse construction is.
“I don’t find that it’s an issue if you’re the only woman on site; the culture’s changed,” she says in the article.
Read the full picture essay on women in construction on the Guardian website and scroll halfway down to read Claire’s interview.
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