Efforts to recruit women into construction trade careers have ramped up their numbers somewhat, but major culture barriers still hinder bigger increases, say two surveys across the union and nonunion sectors of the industry.
At a Capitol Hill event held March 8 on International Women’s Day, Sean McGarvey, North American Building Trades Union president, outlined the results of a NABTU-commissioned study by the Institute for Construction Economics Research that evaluated how effective industry diversity and inclusion initiatives have been in bringing more women and minorities into the construction workforce.