WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION BYÂ DEE THOMPSON
ALTHOUGH THEY ONLY NUMBER EIGHT PERCENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE, WOMEN ARE MAKING NAMES FOR THEMSELVES AND CREATING INSTRUMENTAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR EACH OTHER IN THE PROCESS.
IT'S A SISTERHOOD And these ladies are working hard to make improvements that will further engage their communities, encourage more women to take up careers in the construction industry, and empower them to make positive changes in their lives.
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It s 2018, and it s about time the number of women in the construction workforce aligned with the times.
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Sadly, this isn't a problem solely in the United States
AUSTRALIA AND JAPAN’S PERCENTAGES OF WOMEN WORKING IN CONSTRUCTION ONLY COME TO 16% AND 15%, RESPECTIVELY. DEETHOMPSON.CO
"A LOT OF WOMEN JUST DIDN'T KNOW IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO PURSUE A CAREER IN CONSTRUCTION"
BUT THAT'S CHANGING In the past five years, the program has seen female enrollment rise from zero percent to 3.5%.
- MALLORY HERRIDGE, PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR THE TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE, WACO.
AND HAVING OTHER WOMEN TO LOOK UP TO IN THE INDUSTRY CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE It gives young women pursuing careers in construction not only a mentor but a mentor who looks like them.
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IT'S AN AFFIRMATION And proof that their goals are genuinely possible when a younger girl has a powerful woman to emulate.Â
FOR ANY WOMAN LOOKING TO MAKE A CAREER CHANGE, OR ALWAYS HAD AN INTEREST IN CONSTRUCTION BUT NEVER KNEW HOW TO PURSUE SUCH A CAREER, NOW’S THE TIME. LET’S GET OUT THERE AND MAKE HISTORY
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