WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION
2021 WIC Fall Conference
November 9, 2021 The newly renovated SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in Sacramento 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Click here to register now |
"Through events like WIC Lobby Day, SRBX is working with policymakers to increase their efforts to ensure that women have equal opportunities in construction."
- Mary Teichert, President of Teichert Construction
- Mary Teichert, President of Teichert Construction
SRBX Women in Construction (WIC) is a council that was established within the SRBX Government Affairs Committee.
The SRBX WIC council is motivated to educate, connect, develop, inspire and advance women in the construction industry as they build meaningful careers.
Our SRBX WIC council is growing, and we highly encourage energetic SRBX members to join and become even more involved in our regional construction industry.
Like many industries who are struggling to close the skilled labor gap, the construction industry has been especially hit hard by the last economic downturn when tens of thousands of construction workers left the state or industry. Today, for every five (5) construction workers who are preparing for retirement, there is only one (1) to in the pipeline to replace them. SRBX WIC Council supports policies that recognize women as an untapped resource to help close this skilled labor gap so that California can continue to keep pace with infrastructural needs. |
MISSION SRBX continues to celebrate women as a visible component of the construction industry and seeks to encourage California lawmakers, at all levels of government, to adopt policies that will successfully increase women in apprenticeship programs. PURPOSE & GOALS While there are more than 1 million women employed in the construction industry, women only comprise approximately 10 percent of the construction workforce. We are changing that! Women face severe under-representation in construction, with just 8.9 percent share of the total U.S. construction industry alone. Only 1.3 percent of operating engineers and construction equipment operators are women, making these occupations the tenth most male-dominated in the country.
"The Women in Construction conference has opened doors connecting me with women regionally, while supporting professional growth. I am grateful SRBX has taken the extra step developing the careers and connections of women." Marsha Perry Taras Vice President, Roebbelen Contracting, Inc. 
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SRBX WIC is the sponsor of SCR 16 (2021) that helps to better position California to increase women’s participation in high-wage, high-skill nontraditional fields, such as construction.
SRBX WIC has successfully lobbied both the state and regional municipalities to recognize Women in Construction and embrace our goals of advancing women in construction.
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