Architecture, Engineering and Construction Professional Organizations Collaborate to Support and Advance Women in the Industry
LOS ANGELES, April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On the heels of Women in Construction Week and the last day of Women's History Month, four architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry professional women's organizations joined forces for the inaugural Women Working Together (WWT) Networking Event. A collaboration between the American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles Women in Architecture Committee (AIALA-WiA); National Association of Women in Construction Los Angeles Chapter (NAWIC-LA); Structural Engineers Association of Southern California Women in Structural Engineering Committee (SEAOSC-WiSE) and Women in Construction Operations Southern California Chapter (WiOPS), the sold-out evening event took place on March 31, 2022 at City Green in Downtown Los Angeles.
- LOS ANGELES, April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On the heels of Women in Construction Week and the last day of Women's History Month, four architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry professional women's organizations joined forces for the inaugural Women Working Together (WWT) Networking Event.
- With the numbers beginning to improve due to company and professional organization efforts like the WWT event, women are still underrepresented in the AEC industry.
- Women comprise only 10.9% of construction industry workers , yet they make up 47% of the nation's workforce.
- "Exemplifying this movement, the organizations leading WWT are seeing an uptick in engagement among industry companies boosting our efforts to support and advance women in their AEC careers."