What it Really Takes to Advance Women in Construction
Companies offer ERGs because it’s what they’ve been told will help women advance. But for many women, these efforts feel surface-level – well-intended, but lacking the structure, resources, and influence needed to create real leadership opportunities. “I think ERGs...
Duke Energy’s Becky Rollins: Driving Clean, Renewable Power
Atop an 86-foot dam in central North Carolina, Duke Energy’s Becky Rollins looks out over the Pee Dee River. It’s beautiful, she said, motioning below. The floodgates at Tillery Hydroelectric Plant, in service since 1928, are being refurbished. Rollins is there...
Enhancing Equal Employment Opportunity in Construction: EEOC Report
Earlier in June, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte A. Burrows issued a report titled, “Building For The Future: Advancing Equal Employment Opportunity in the Construction Industry.” It provides findings and next steps based on the...
Why Supporting Women in Construction Benefits Everyone
The time for women in construction has come. Historically, the construction industry has been male-dominated, with women making up only 11% of the workforce. Whether women are intimidated by the lack of representation in the workforce or the nature of the industry...[curt_ad orientation=”vertical” location=”side”]