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WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION, NUMBERS
And how we all need to be a bit more bothered.
10.9%
Percent of women in the construction industry, in 2020.
47%
Women make up nearly half of the total workforce in the country
31%
Female managers & professionals in the industry, circa 2010.
$0.96
Women in construction earn $0.96 for every $1 men in construction make.
3.4%
Of 8.3MM construction field laborers in 2018, 3.4% were women.
2MM
Construction is expected to grow by 3% in 2019 and create almost 2MM new jobs by 2021.
5%
A mere 5% of construction industry workers have access to paid family leave.
4HRS
Average time/day spent by women doing unpaid work; and by men: 2 HRS.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
