Tag: Women
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Spiezle Wins NJBIZ 2025 Empowering Women Award Third Year
Spiezle Architectural Group, Inc., an award-winning full-service architectural, engineering, interiors, and design firm, is proud to announce that the firm has been recognized as a 2025 Empowering Women Honoree by NJBIZ. This is the third consecutive year that Spiezle has been honored with the award, which demonstrates the firm’s continued commitment to elevating women through professional…
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Spencer Group champions menopause awareness
Engineering firm Spencer Group has implemented a six-week menopause awareness programme to support its staff. Announced during Menopause Awareness Month, the Workplace Menopause Programme has been delivered in collaboration with Fitmums. The programme has involved weekly sessions aimed at helping colleagues manage menopause symptoms both at work and at home. This has included walk and…
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Leading Women of Asphalt into a New Era of Workforce Development
The asphalt industry is known for tradition, grit, and a workforce built over generations. Yet women remain underrepresented, making up just 11% of the construction industry and often less than 2% of field roles, despite representing 47% of the overall U.S. workforce. Recognizing the gap, Women of Asphalt was founded in 2018 with a mission…
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AED Women in Equipment Conference Draws Record Attendance in Chicago
Associated Equipment Distributors’ (AED) 2025 Women in Equipment Conference set a new record this year, drawing 131 attendees Sept. 17–19 in Chicago. The annual event brought together professionals from dealerships, manufacturers and service providers to discuss leadership, workplace challenges and the role of allies in advancing women in the equipment industry. Keynote speakers included research…
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NAWIC and Women in Property join forces to ‘inspire change’
The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) and Women in Property have announced a collaboration to mark the upcoming UK Construction Week (UKCW). The two groups will join forces at the event to raise awareness for the support available to women in the industry. Between 30 September and 2 October, NAWIC and Women in Property…
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‘Move Over Bob’: Construction zine makes space for women
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Construction has a reputation for being a boys club. That perception exists for a reason. About one in ten workers in construction were women in 2024, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That percentage is even…
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Call for more women to join Lower Thames Crossing project
“In terms of impact on the economy of the surrounding areas, the Lower Thames Crossing is huge, and we want to be able to use it as an opportunity to recruit people from the local area in the hope it can create new opportunities to benefit the community and leave a lasting skills legacy,” Condon…
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Leadership initiative launched for women in construction
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Industry experts and the West of England Combined Authority are backing the launch of a new leadership programme for women. The Women in Leadership programme is designed to strengthen and diversify leadership pipelines in construction and related industries. Delivered by networking programme Think Circle and training provider The Coders Guild, the initiative offers a 12-week…
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How to write the next chapter for women in construction
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Stacy Roman is a project executive at Newton, Massachusetts-based Chapman Construction/Design. Opinions are the author’s own. The construction industry, like many others, has gone through tremendous growth in recent years. We have seen increased self-awareness as a…
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Home builders call for women to join careers scheme
The latest cohort is being supported by a range of regional and national builders, including Anwyl Homes, Bargate Homes, Bellway Homes, Crest Nicholson, Gleeson Homes, Hill Group UK, Pentland Homes Ltd, Prospect Homes, Stonebond, Taylor Wimpey, Untypical, Vistry Group, and Wates Residential. View the original article and our Inspiration here