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Women in Construction Week Highlights How Women Can Find Good-paying Jobs and Fill the Construction Labor Shortage

Events, workshops, and community outreach programs coming up for Women in Construction Week!

Grand Rapids Business Journal Courtesy West Michigan Works! A local workforce development agency is hosting a virtual construction hiring event and offering other resources in celebration of National Women in Construction Week. West Michigan Works! said it will observe Women in Construction Week next week with a virtual construction hiring event from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday and by publishing two educational videos highlighting the West Michigan construction industry. Job seekers can register for...

The gender gap in construction pay is next to nothing | Letters Here’s what readers are saying in Saturday’s letters to the editor.   Published Feb. 27 Pay equity for women A recent study shows working women are experiencing the worst effects of the recession because the industries they tend to work in are hit harder by the effects of the pandemic. Five million women have lost or left their jobs in the past year. In December 2020 alone, the U.S. economy lost 140,000 jobs previously...

Its mid-winter break for many Central New York students, so Mohawk Valley Health System is giving your children an opportunity to be a little bit creative. The "Build Your Own Hospital" contest is taking place for students between the grades of Kindergarten to 8th. According to MVHS, the contest is aimed for those who may be interested in building and construction in honor of Women in Construction Week, which takes place March 7th through the 13th. “Women in Construction Week is an excellent ...

MVHS holding Build Your Own Hospital contest for kids Mohawk Valley Health System is holding a ‘Build Your Own Hospital’ contest for kids in kindergarten through eighth grade. Posted: Feb 16, 2021 10:51 AM Updated: Feb 16, 2021 11:17 AM Posted By: WKTV UTICA, N.Y. – Mohawk Valley Health System is holding a ‘Build Your Own Hospital’ contest for kids in kindergarten through eighth grade. The contest aims to get kids, especially young girls, interested in building and construction in h...

The asthma & allergy friendly® Certification Program Takes The Digital Stage at the 2021 NAHB’s International Builders’ Show® & NKBA’s Kitchen & Bath Industry Show® Share Article The asthma & allergy friendly® Certification Program will be featured within the virtual activation booths of multiple certified asthma & allergy friendly® client brands exhibiting at #IBS2021 and #KBIS2021 including LG Electronics, 3M (Filtrete™ Brand), and Trane. the asthma & allergy friendly® Certifica...

Share it Nationwide, women make up 10% of the construction workforce, according to federal government data, and the number of women in construction trades is growing — approaching 20% in some major metro areas.  During Women in Construction Week, March 7 to 13, Construction Dive will highlight some of the industrys top female leaders. We need your help identifying the women who are helping to shape the industry. Please nominate yourself or a colleague to be considered for this years cove...

Posted Dec 10, 2020 Lori Moes, CFO, and co-founder of DJM Design CAD & Coordination was recognized as a top leader in the construction industry by both ConstrucTech and Construction Business Owner (CBO) Magazine. Both ConstrucTech’s Women in Construction Awards and CBO’s Outstanding Women in Construction honor successful women in the industry who showcase exceptional leadership and are driving technological advancement for their companies. As a co-founder and executive officer, ...