Meet Women in Construction

The number of construction workers who are women reached an all-time high last year. More than 1 million women now work in the construction sector. The industry is working harder to recruit even more to join the ranks. One way to do that is to promote the success of both new and long-time workers.

The Keystone Contractor recently interviewed several women to learn what drew them into the field and to ask their thoughts on what can be done to attract even more women to our male-dominated industry.

What led you to join the construction industry? Funny story. I literally took the scenic route in life to this career path. I worked for years in insurance, then banking. After the birth of my second child, I found myself looking for a job closer to home and found myself working for a site contractor and I LOVED IT! I worked there for several years, then took a spin with a residential builder before finding my home in commercial construction.