The U.S. Green Building Council is seeking input to further develop an equity strategy for its green-building programs. 

Women have made great strides in pursuing careers and leadership roles in construction, but more can be done to boost numbers, to make sure women have even footing with male colleagues and, particularly, to fight the industry’s racial and gender biases, said presenters at the Groundbreaking Women in Construction conference.

Noted organizational behavior researcher Romila Singh stressed factors that drive engineers to leave the industry, addressing ENR Groundbreaking Women in Construction conference.

Groundbreaking Women in Construction panelists explain the unconscious bias problem, and how to solve it.