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NAWIC to celebrate Women in Construction Week March 5-11
The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) will celebrate Women in Construction (WIC) Week March 5-11, 2017. “NAWIC has enhanced the success of women in the industry for more than 62 years,” said NAWIC President Connie M. Leipard, CIT, in a press release. “We are proud to highlight contributions of women to the industry during […]
February 20, 2017
Workforce
Women in Concrete Forum to address diversity, sustainability
The International Concrete Sustainability Conference, scheduled for May 11 through 13 in Miami, will open with the second Women in Concrete Forum. Focusing on the role of women in the concrete industry, the forum will address how gender diversity can assist with concrete industry sustainability. Open for participation from both women and men, the forum […]
March 24, 2015
Workforce
Career night aims at signing up more Cleveland-area women for construction apprenticeships
With the area’s number of women working in construction and the the trades dead even with the national average of 3 percent, trade groups in Northeast Ohio are looking to change that. The Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council’s Tradeswomen Committee will host a career night on Tuesday, February 24 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Plumbers […]
February 22, 2015
Workforce
Buffalo forum brings together female construction pros to brainstorm methods for growing their numbers
Two Buffalo construction groups have formed a forum for local female construction professionals in order to give these women a way to share ideas and discuss any obstacles they may face in the industry. According to a report from the Buffalo News, the Women in Construction forum invites men to participate in the discussion as […]
February 9, 2015
Workforce
How a heavy equipment operator, mother of two went from no driver’s license to running her own construction crew
“What am I doing here?” That was Patricia Hook’s first question when she arrived at J. Pettiecord two years ago. The mother of two didn’t have a driver’s license or any construction experience, and she looked around the Des Moines, Iowa, contractor’s yard filled with heavy trucks and equipment, and “it kinda scared me.” Despite […]
January 29, 2015
Gear
GEAR: Keen Utility Salem is a work boot designed for women on the jobsite
There’s no need for women on the jobsite to tackle their work day wearing a boot originally designed for a man, as Keen Utility has added styles built specifically for a woman’s foot to their spring and summer line. The Salem boot is made of waterproof nubuck leather combined with a KEEN.Dry waterproof breathable membrane. […]
May 6, 2014
Business
Dearth of women in construction deprives industry of good workers, women of good jobs
Recently, Barbara A. Res penned an insightful column for the Baltimore Sun examining why there are so few women in the construction industry and detailed why and how this should be changed. As contractors across the U.S. continue battling a skilled worker shortage that is impacting completion dates and ability to meet rising demand, it’s a […]
March 24, 2014
Business
Want to boost your construction business? Put a woman in charge
I saw something this week that caught my eye: A Tweet linking to a Harvard Business Review post said a study in Italy found naming a woman as CEO improves profitability in family-owned firms. Specifically, replacing a male CEO with a female CEO increases profitability. Also, the more women on the board of directors of […]
March 21, 2014
Workforce
Rosie’s Girls camp introduces Cincinnati teens to the construction industry
For the past six years, a summer day camp in Cincinnati has introduced dozens of teenage girls to the construction industry with hands-on training. This year’s three week course graduated 18 girls from 15 different Cincinnati communities, according to a report from ABC affiliate WCPO. Over the course of the camp, the girls took electrical, […]
August 12, 2013
Workforce
Minnesota construction training program for women has 90% job placement rate
Facing big projects like the St. Croix Crossing bridge, the Central Corridor Light Rail and a new football stadium for the Minnesota Vikings, more and more women are filling Minnesota’s need for construction workers thanks to a training program in Minneapolis. Women Wear Hard Hats Too is a 20-week program that seeks to fully prepare women for […]
June 26, 2013
Workforce
Sioux Falls women finding work they love in construction industry
After seeing the results of a Pew Research survey saying 40 percent of U.S. moms are now the breadwinners in their households, news station KSFY out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, did some digging and filed an interesting report about the number of women in the area now doing construction work. KSFY talked to several women […]
June 17, 2013
Workforce
Women breaking through construction industry’s “concrete ceiling”
While women still hold the same percentage of the 8.4 million construction jobs in the United States as they did in 1983—a low 2.6 percent—a new report from CNN Money/Fortune shows that the number might be a bit misleading. The latest data shows that while women aren’t occupying carpentry, plumbing or the other intensive labor occupations […]
May 23, 2013
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