Currently, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, women comprise only 10.3% of the construction industry workforce. But with the growth of construction projects across North America, the need to fill positions is also helping drive companies to recruit a more diverse workforce, and shift the gender imbalance so that women are more equally represented.
It’s fitting that in the week leading up to International Women’s Day on Mar 8th, National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) hosted “Women in Construction Week” March 1-7 to “highlight women as a viable component of the construction industry. WIC Week also provides an occasion for NAWIC’s thousands of members across the country to raise awareness of the opportunities available for women in the construction industry and to emphasize the growing role of women in the industry.”
In fact, with the current growth in construction and need for skilled workers, in two short years women are expected to make up just over 46% of the industry, according to an article by Big Rentz.
