Even With More Bumps and Risks, Women Leaders Push Industry Forward

New levels of project funding are adding more opportunities in construction but also new risks in keeping project costs and schedules under control. To meet the demand for industry transformation in fast-changing markets, women are moving quickly to innovate in leadership and in diversity and inclusion impact.

At the Groundbreaking Women in Construction conference, held May 11-12 in San Francisco and marking its 20th year, panelists outlined change in infrastructure missions driven by recent federal laws generating hundreds of billions of dollars in new investment.