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UNITED STATESCONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
IN THE
THE GENDER Gap
BY SECTOR cup�i�Oc
National Associationof Women inConstruction
Canadian Association of Women inConstruction
WomenConstruction Owners
& Executives USA
Professional Womenin Construction
Women in constructionearn on average of what men make
Only of construction firms are women-owned
of women owned construction firms achieve revenues of
$500,000 or more, compared to the 8% of all firms4
9.1%
45%
31%
95.7%
81 cents
dollar
21%
1.5%
1.4%
25%
939,000women in construction
The gender pay gapis narrower in theconstruction industry1
But women of color are impacted more
Black women earn
paid to white, non-Hispanic menworking as construction laborers2
71.7%
50.4%
Hispanic women make
of Hispanic men’s earnings
of White men’s earningsin these occupations3
of industry by 2020Women are expected
to make up about
Sales & Office
Professional &Management
Service Occupations
Natural Resources,Construction & Maintenance
Production, Transportation& Material Moving
of the constructionindustry in the US
Only
WOMEN IN Lead�sh�
FOR WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION
STEPS CONSTRUCTION
MORE WOMEN
Top A�oci�i�s
�tract �d r�a�
w�en
Create a more inclusive work culture wherewomen and men are equally valued
Set up a diversity council with representation frommix of genders, cultural backgrounds and positions
Work to remove subconscious bias in the recruitment
Remove gender biased words in position descriptions
Have female employees involved in recruitment
Measure and report on diversity job satisfaction andturnover, as well as long term diversity representation
Adopt family friendly work policies and benefits(e.g. maternity and paternity benefits, fertility benefits)
Set up and support professional development programs
13%
9%
COMPANIES CAN TAKE TO
1: https://www.nawic.org/nawic/statistics.asp (all above)
2: https://nwlc.org/resources/equal-pay-for-black-women/
3: https://iwpr.org/publications/gender-wage-gap-occupation-2016-race-ethnicity
4: http://www.womenable.com/content/userfiles/2016_State_of_Women-Owned_Businesses_Executive_Report.pdf (leadership section)
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for every and only
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