Women in construction across India

When walking past construction sites in India, it is not uncommon to see an array of women at work. With saris tucked into their hips, flowers in their hair and a certain grit that is undeniably empowering, these women are not on-site performing domestic duties as one would typically think. Rather, they are carrying concrete, passing bricks and mixing mortar, forming the very bones of the buildings that make up the fabric of India. For centuries, it has been the norm for almost all construc