‘Many are obliged to sleep with the foreman’: Bolivia’s female builders square up to an abusive system

‘Many are obliged to sleep with the foreman’: Bolivia’s female builders square up to an abusive system

In the face of sexism, harassment and unequal pay, a group of women in the construction industry offers support and empowerment to their colleagues

Not long after teenager Reyna Quispe started working in construction in Bolivia, she found herself hiding in the bathroom to escape her male colleagues’ sexist abuse.

“Women in construction are viewed badly,” says Quispe. “Men say we harm them and distract them. It’s incredible that these attitudes still exist. There is a lot of discrimination, and on top of that women earn a lot less than men.”

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