Construction Women

Construction Dive’s sixth annual awards program for Women in Construction Week honors 30 outstanding leaders across five different categories.

The Business Journals: Construction needs women workers, but many still face a workplace not built for them, new report finds

Even among senior leaders, skepticism about women’s long-term fit in construction remains. The construction industry is under pressure to find workers and increasingly women are seen as part of the ...

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Construction needs women workers, but many still face a workplace not built for them, new report finds

Engineering News-Record: 10 Minutes with Gretchen Gagel, CEO of New International Institute for Women in Construction

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In a 40-plus-year career as an owner and construction advisor, activist aims to reshape how women enter the sector and progress careers by uniting recruitment and retention efforts through research.

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10 Minutes with Gretchen Gagel, CEO of New International Institute for Women in Construction

Recruiting women into construction has been a painstaking but broadly popular effort, with growing bipartisan and industry support amid persistent labor shortages. But President Donald Trump‘s aim to ...

Construction Executive: Number of Women in the Construction Workforce Is on the Rise

The number of women in construction has risen for 10 consecutive years. Between 2016 and 2025, the total grew from 939,000 to 1.36 million.

Yahoo: Suffolk superintendent to women in construction: ‘Be confident and trust yourself’

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With over 25 years of construction experience, Kerri Riggio has seen a lot of change for women in the male-dominated industry.

WKYC3: Women in Construction Month: Ohio working to boost female representation in the trades