Transportation Q&A: Panama Canal’s First Woman Administrator Looks Ahead Ilya Espino de Marotta reflects on her 40-year rise from shipyard engineer to the first woman set to lead the Panama Canal Authority. C.J. Schexnayder June 24, 2026 No Comments The Panama Canal’s first female administrator, Ilya Espino de Marotta, talks leadership, engineering and equity.Read More
Women in Construction Tearing Down Unconscious Biases Is Crucial, Says Panel Alisa Zevin August 26, 2020 No Comments Groundbreaking Women in Construction panelists explain the unconscious bias problem, and how to solve it. Read More
Viewpoint: Gender Equity Still Is an Industry Renovation Project Susan Eisenberg, IBEW member December 18, 2019 2 Comments But construction has the creative problem-solving, dedicated resources and methodical follow-through to benefit women—and benefit from them.Read More
Viewpoint Negotiate Your Way Out of the Resentment Zone Lindsey Lathrop-Ryan July 9, 2019 No Comments Women must recognize and detach from caveats that keep them from gaining what they deserve, says this gender-equity specialist and negotiating coach.Read More
Raises Are Up and So Is Time Flexibility, HR Directors Report Debra K. Rubin May 23, 2019 No Comments More AEC employers are addressing gender parity in compensation, 200 surveyed companies report.Read More
Ten Minutes With Cathy Orquiola: Championing Diversity as PCL’s First Female VP Jennifer Seward May 22, 2019 No Comments PCL’s buildings group leader in Southern California champions diversity and seeks to add more women to leadership roles in constructionRead More
#MeToo in Construction: 66% Report Sexual Harassment in ENR Survey Eydie Cubarrubia Mary B. Powers Debra K. Rubin Mark Shaw Janice L. Tuchman October 11, 2018 3 Comments Two-thirds of 1,248 respondents have coped with workplace harassment, bias incidents; but change is comingRead More
