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INDUSTRY FACTS

Women in Construction: The State of the Industry in 2023

  • Of all the people working in construction (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
  • About 2.5% of tradespeople are women.
  • Women also only make up about 14% of staff executives
  • Leadership: Industry-wide, women comprised 7.5% of all construction 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 construction company is run by a woman
  • Gender-diverse companies are 25% more likely to achieve above-average profitability
  • 13% of constructions firms are owned by women.
  • As women make up 47% of all employed individuals, this means that the construction industry is only benefitting from about 1.25% of women in the workforce.
  • 9% of women-owned firms achieved revenues greater than $500,000
EMPOWER

EMPOWER

CREATE DISCOVERY DAYS AND INFORMATION FOR FEMALES IN INFRASTRUCTURE

EDUCATE

EDUCATE

PROVIDE GIRLS INFORMATION AND ACCESS TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY

ENGAGE

ENGAGE

CREATE A COMMUNITY OF FUTURE FEMALE LEADERS THAT WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD

EXPLORE

EXPLORE

CREATE A COMMUNITY OF FEMALE LEADERS THAT WILL WORK TO CREATE EQUALITY IN OPPORTUNITY