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)

$

for every and only

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