Women in construction - Articles - Page 6

Infrastructure Projects Should Include More Minority- and Women-Owned Contractors

Wendell R. Stemley

March 21, 2018

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New infrastructure funding models should not sweep aside participation by minority- and women-owned contracting firms

UK's Biggest Construction Show Bans 'Promo Girls'

Debra K. Rubin

February 15, 2018

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Construction Week megashow, set to attract 35,000, sets 'code of conduct' for exhibitors; U.S. ConExpo show also will review 'issues of respect' while Women in Construction week pushes women's growing industry role.

Women in Construction Operations to Launch New Northern California Chapter

Greg Aragon

December 11, 2017

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Nearly five years after holding its first meeting in Southern California, Women in Construction Operations (WiOPS) is launching a new Northern California Chapter on January 17, 2018.

Executive News

Executive News: Hatch Names NYC Subway Veteran To Boost US Footprint

Debra K. Rubin

July 23, 2017

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Transport firm HW Lochner elevates Jeanne Cormier to CEO; Purdue Engineering taps Princeton innovator as its new dean.

Commentary on Women in Construction

Don't Let Barriers Define Your Construction Career

Why big girls shouldn't cry

Margie Simmons

July 21, 2017

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A veteran woman design executive offers perspective on why the metaphor "glass ceiling" is a double-edged sword.

States Augment Protections For New Mothers on Jobsites

Justin Rice

May 24, 2017

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Helen Robinson took three maternity leaves during her 14-year tenure as a geotechnical field engineer at a Pennsylvania design firm.

Groundbreaking Women in Construction conference

Women Seek Construction Industry's Critical Path

Debra K. Rubin

Janice L. Tuchman

May 19, 2017

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Nearly 400 ENR conferees push ‘power of the purse’ to counter still-pervasive gender challenges in career growth

Construction Women Push To Earn What They're Worth

Debra K. Rubin

May 8, 2017

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Close to 400 attendees at ENR conference see a strong 'diversity dividend' for industry firms.

Viewpoint

Women in Construction: Ask for What You Want

A DPR project executive, and new mother, advises women to find their voice and raise their hand.

Gretchen Kinsella

March 24, 2017

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A hospital project executive, also a new mother, will show her daughter 'where you were born and what Mommy built.'

First Tradeswoman Documentary Gets Industry Boost

March 7, 2017

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“Hard Hatted Woman,” the first feature-length documentary about construction tradeswomen on jobsites, is closer to completion, with recent donations of $25,000 each from contractors Turner Construction, Dragados USA Inc. and Structure Tone, says its director-producer Lorien Barlow.