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2023 WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION WEEK
WIC Week , or Women in Construction his year, Rosendin was a Many Paths, One Mission
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Level Sponsor of WIC Week. Rosendin honors the
Week , celebrates, educates, and T many women in diverse roles around our company
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promotes the role of women in the and the many paths that led them to Rosendin. The focus of
WIC Week is to highlight women as a viable component of
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construction industry. This year we the construction industry. Since NAWIC started Women in
celebrated the 25th anniversary of Construction Week, it has evolved into a nationwide initiative
that thousands recognize and celebrate.
Women In Construction week with the It is common for sons to follow in their fathers' footsteps,
theme, "Many Paths, One Mission," to especially in family-owned trade or contracting businesses.
celebrate the different journeys women What is not as well know is that many women enter
construction the same way. Today, however, women are
have taken toward the same goal: increasingly joining the industry through ties from their
mothers, and sometimes, even their grandmothers.
Strengthening and amplifying In August 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a
1.5% increase of women in construction over 2016, from
the success of women in 12.5% to 14.0%. In 1998, there were approximately 798,000
women working in construction. In 2023, there are more than
the construction industry. a million. They work in every area of construction, including
the trades (such as carpenters, electricians and plumbers),
project management, administrative, legal, financial,
insurance, and as business owners.
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