In an industry that’s 91% male-dominated, women working in construction are closing the gender pay gap.
of what men make—an 18 percent bump over the typical 81.1 percent wage gap found in other industries., with job opportunities across the trades, said Sifers-Putman. “There’s never been a better time to be a woman in construction,” she added.
She’s also in the process of becoming a master plumber. “I’ve learned to work smarter, not harder,” said the 37-year-old mother of two.Anyone who’s been hooted at when walking by a construction site knows there are some drawbacks. It’s a constant battle, seconded Savignano. “At first, the men look at you and think you don’t know anything. You constantly have to prove yourself at the beginning of every project. But I wasn’t going to let any man tell what I could be or couldn’t do,” she said.
She’s also been supported by other women. “A female project manager ordered me a women’s harness when she saw I was using a man’s — I didn’t even realize they were gender specific.”
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