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A brief stint in a classroom convinced Brett Rice Henderson that teaching wasn’t the right career for her. Instead, she found the fulfillment she was looking for in construction....

At a recent gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, 22 girls ages 9 to 12 were asked a question: “How many of you have worked with power tools?” Only one raised her hand. Pero la...

Even as a kid, Sherry Phillips was no stranger to heavy equipment. She grew up on a farm and was driving a tractor by age 12. As an adult, she blazed a trail to become the first...

When Kacie Brewer joined United Rentals, she wasn’t fazed that most employees were men. “I’ve never seen myself as being the minority in the room,” she said. “I see myself as...

While women still make up just about 9 percent of the construction industry, there are rising stars among them, and companies are taking actions to support them. Something as...

Here are three indisputable facts about personal protective equipment (PPE): To function as intended, PPE needs to fit properly. Most PPE is designed for men. Women’s bodies...

The heart wants what the heart wants. And in Patty Vitale’s case, as a woman in her early 50s, it wanted a job in construction, one that would challenge her, prove her worth to her...

With a huge number of men retiring out of the construction workforce, some of their positions are going to be filled by non-traditional construction workers. “The diversity is...

Women make up just over 9 percent of the construction industry workforce. Jen Bauer, director of marketing at Miron Construction, wants to change that. The message she aims to...

Women make up a small fraction of the construction workforce, and the C-suites of large construction companies also skew heavily male, but that doesn’t mean women aren’t making...