With a newly released data study, researchers at Today’s Homeowner ask: Why do so few women work in construction, and why aren’t more women considering joining the field? The team examined some of the challenges facing women in construction along with solutions for improving representation going forward. Some of the main findings: Women make up nearly 9% of construction managers, but only about 3% of construction trade workers. The pay gap between female and male construction managers is roughly six percentage points smaller than the national average across all occupations (88.9% vs. 83%). The gap for construction trade workers is … Read more