An Interesting Convo To Have...

The construction industry in general is one that is dominated by men. There tend to be some women in the headquarters but I work at the construction site office. The management can feature women if they're not scared to work outside in an environment filled with large machinery, safety hazards, and confrontation in the name of compliance and protocol. As far as general workers, the everyday physical demands of the job seem to dissuade women as candidates; especially when all this lifting, moving, hacking, bar bending, carpentry, masonry and everything happens in a place like Malaysia which is summer all year long. Combined with that trend, here in Malaysia, the general workers live in temporary housing on the job site itself. The carpenters have built themselves a village of housing structures and a bathroom facility. This bathroom has become fairly offensive as far as the odors and there is only one tub to wash in. So the guys usually go in their briefs and wash from the tub water. Out of the 30 or more general workers on the site, only two of them are women. As with most of my workers, they don't speak more than about 4 popular words of English so we can't communicate beyond me gesturing and using my tone to suggest what tasks I want them to do at work. But if I could communicate with them, there are several questions I would ask them. How do u feel about working in such a physical profession surrounded by organized chaos? What is it like sharing such a primitive living environment and bathing in an unhygienic bathroom facility with all men? Do u ever deal with sexism in such an environment? What is it like working an unconventional job for women in a Muslim country? Furthermore, and most importantly, how did u end up doing this? I think I'm missing out on an interesting convo...