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Tue March 09, 2021 - National Edition Sean Neugent In conjunction with Women in Construction Week (WIC), the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) spoke to three women in the construction industry about their careers, thoughts on the construction industry and advice they have for young female professionals. Beth Jones, Business Development Director — Strategic Accounts at Atlas Copco Power Technique Beth Jones Jones joined Atlas Copco nine years ago, working on a number of things from administrative duties, to signing on new OEM dealerships, dealer management, hands-on tr...

March 9, 2021 Women in Construction Week is the annual seven-day celebration honoring women in construction presented by NAWIC, The National Association of Women in Construction. Giroux Glass takes seriously this industry-wide effort to support women workers, say officials, and appreciates that there is an entire week dedicated to recognizing their dedication and hard work. While we aim to honor the women on our team year-round, we thought this week called for a little something special. In celebration of the fantastic work they do every day, and in the spirit of WIC Week, the company crea...

Female carpenter paves career path in male-dominated industry Female carpenter paves career path in male-dominated industry Tuesday, March 9, 2021 313-618-5022   Women in Construction Week raises awareness of the high-demand career opportunities, celebrates women as a viable component of the construction industry     LANSING, Mich.- A third-year union carpenter apprentice, Karmyn Valentine, 40 of Pompeii, Michigan, took a passion for forestry, residential masonry and furniture making, and turned it into a career in a good-paying, high-demand Professional Trade. "Initially, carpentry was j...

Share this article Share this article HOUSTON, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Permit Us Now, a building permit expediting firm covering Texas and with a national presence, has announced its commitment to support National Women in Construction Week. Started in 1953, this women's event recognizes the role and contributions that women make in construction.  March 7 to 13, 2021 is this year's designated week with a focus to Connect, Collaborate and Construct. Helen Callier, President of Permit Us Now reviewing set of construction plans to remodel commercial tenant space in Houston, Texas. This m...

Take Time to Celebrate Women in Construction The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) will celebrate Women in Construction (WIC) Week March 7-11, 2021 but it's a practice we should keep all year round. March 7, 2021 The share of women working in construction trades in 2018 was the highest in twenty years, but women remain strongly underrepresented in the trades: fewer than one in twenty (3.4 percent) of construction trades workers in 2018 were women. Female careers in the construction industry have remained shockingly low for decades, due in large part to the discrimination ...