Industry Facts

Women represent 11.2% of the construction workforce
Globally, women made up only 28.2% of the STEM workforce in 2024, compared to 47.3% of the non-STEM workforce.
Just 17.2% of architecture and engineering jobs in the U.S. are filled by women, and women make up only 15% of all engineers in the U.S. workforce.
Women’s share of the STEM workforce has grown from 8% in 1970 to 28% by 2025 significant progress, but still far from parity given that women are nearly half the total U.S. workforce.
Women hold only 4% of hands-on construction and maintenance occupations — the roles where additional workers are most urgently needed.
At the current rate of progress, equal representation of women in STEM would not be achieved until 2070.
In science and engineering, women earn roughly 25% less than men — with a median annual salary just under $67,000 compared to nearly $89,000 for men.
Women account for approximately 21.3% of bachelor’s degrees in computer and information sciences and 22% in engineering and engineering technology.
Only 12% of AI researchers globally are women, and they hold just 16% of AI tenure-track faculty roles — a significant gap in one of the fastest-growing fields. (Women in Tech Network 2025)
STEM occupations are projected to grow 8.1% from 2024 to 2034 — more than three times faster than non-STEM occupations — making the underutilization of women’s talent an economic, not just a social, issue.

Of all the people working in infrastructure (over 10.0 million), women comprise 10.9%.
The number of women on the front lines of a job — are ~1 for every 100 employees
87% of women working in construction hold office positions
Men in STEM earn nearly $15,000 more annually than women
Women also only make up about 14% of staff executives
Leadership: Industry-wide, women comprised 7.5% of all STEM managers
According to a Microsoft survey, Girls cited a lack of female role models in STEM as a key reasons they did not follow a career in the sector.

Women make up 7% of line executive positions
0% – no public infrastructure company is run by a woman
Gender-diverse companies are 25% more likely to achieve above-average profitability
13% of STEM infrastructure firms are owned by women.
As women make up 47% of all employed individuals, this means that the infrastructure industry is only benefitting from about 1.25% of women in the workforce.
9% of women-owned firms achieved revenues greater than $500,000
21% of engineering majors are women
19% of computer and information science majors are women

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