As we celebrate Women in Construction Week (March 7-13th), it’s exciting to look at how and where women are having an impact on the industry.
Even as the total number of those employed in construction dropped from 11.3 million in 2019 to 10.7 million in 2020, the number of women holding construction jobs held steady at 1.1 million.
Whether they own their construction firm or work on the jobsite, women are discovering construction offers a smaller gender pay gap and plenty of room for advancement. In construction, women earn about 95 cents for every dollar a man earns when compared to the average 80 cents for every dollar a woman earns in other industries.
