As a woman of color, she is rare among construction workers: women make up just 2.6 percent of all employees in construction and extraction jobs, and about ... read more
Absolutely, there are women in most aspects of construction. There are even some projects that contractually require the inclusion of minority and women owned subcontractor participation. read more
Gender diversity in the construction industry is shockingly poor. Women make up just 11% of the entire workforce, but even this figure includes many who work behind a desk, often in design, management or secretarial roles. On building sites themselves, it is estimated that 99% of workers are men. read more
While my friends were in NYC interning at fashion magazines, I was working as an 18-year-old female construction worker at Madison Square Garden. read more