2019/02/14 by Matti Siemiatycki, Theresa Enright, Mariana Valverde
Business, Management and Accounting · Environmental Science · Social Sciences · #Energy and Environment Impacts #Public-Private Partnership Projects #Water Governance and Infrastructure
paper · doi:10.1177/0309132519828458
openalex publication_date 2019/02/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Over the years, many studies have documented how the negative impacts of infrastructure investments are disproportionately borne by women, the poor and racial minorities. In this paper, we focus on the ways that unequal gender dynamics are a key feature of the production of infrastructure, a topic that has received far less attention. In particular, we show how masculinity is deeply embedded in the organizational structures, employment practices, symbolic narratives and systems of power that create the vast arrays of infrastructure globally. We discuss the implications of a masculinist network of infrastructure development, and point to directions for future research.