Sponsorship, Work-Life Balance + Training Key to Attracting, Retaining Women in Construction Industry

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The National Center for Construction Education and Research, and Ambition Theory, have released Building Better, a report based on a survey with 770 women across a variety of construction sectors. The work identifies three main action items for the industry to focus on: providing women with leadership opportunities, investing in training and prioritizing work-life balance. Leadership Women in construction want to be leaders. Seeing a clear path to career advancement is the most important factor for women with more than one year of industry experience who are seeking new job opportunities. Despite this ambition, women still don’t advance at the … Read more

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New Data Study from Today’s Homeowners Highlights Continued Female Underrepresentation in Construction Industry

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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

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KAI Build’s Women Speak Out for Women in Construction Week March 6-12

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There’s an old adage that says, “Women can do anything men can do,” and for the 1.2 million U.S. women employed in the male-dominated world of construction, that statement couldn’t be more true. And why wouldn’t women want to work in construction—a career that offers competitive salaries and benefits, opportunities to advance and a wide range of roles and responsibilities? According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, since 2012 the number of women employed in construction has increased 54.7% from 802,000 to 1.2 million in 2021, with the majority of women holding sales and office positions. Although there are … Read more

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Recent Study Provides Best Practices for Recruiting, Training + Retaining Women in Building Trades

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The residential construction industry is battling a severe talent shortage. To help the industry win this battle, Building Talent Foundation partnered with two Research Fellows to study the barriers women face when pursuing skilled trades careers. The resulting research paper, Women Breaking Barriers: A Guide to Recruiting, Training and Retaining Women in the Residential Construction Trades, explores how the industry can strengthen the workforce by tapping into an underused source of skill and expertise — women. The report reveals the construction sector is dominated by males, with women making up just 10.9% of its workers, and representing only 3.4% of … Read more

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Kaylin Leas Wins Empowering Women in Industry Initiative 2021 Tradeswoman of the Year Award

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TDIndustries, Inc.’s Fort Worth, Texas’ construction partner and “welder woman” Kaylin Leas was awarded 2021 Tradeswoman of the Year by the Empowering Women in Industry initiative. Empowering Women in Industry is an online community with the mission to connect, educate and empower women to not only inspire the next generation of leaders, but provide a community for those currently leading. The conference was held in October in Chicago, Illinois. A former high school rodeo champion, Leas began welding on the job by befriending other welders and learning the trade. After diligent practice, she passed her first welding test in 2013. … Read more

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