why we need to see more women in construction

Forget about any preconceived ideas you might have about gender – the fact is – we need more women to work in the construction industry. We have massive skills shortages which are getting worse as more people leave the industry without being replaced and so far, all attempts at finding replacements are not working.

It’s staggering to think that while women make up 47% of the workforce, that figure is just 13% for the construction industry according to industry estimates – and most of those jobs are in offices.