ABC celebrated Women in Construction Week, March 6-12, to raise awareness of the growing role of women in the construction industry and encourage women to consider a career in construction. ABC demonstrated the success of women in the industry through social media posts and letters to the editor published in a number of  media outlets.

ABC National highlighted stories, videos and photos of women in the merit shop community through social media, while chapters shared more than 70 stories using the hashtag #WICWeek2022. The posts can be found on ABC’s Flickr page.

Highlights of the media coverage include:

• Women: The Construction Industry Is Calling You in Construction Citizen
• #SHEbuildsHouston Event Introduces Women to the Craft Trades in Contractor Magazine
• Opinion: Women Continue to Make Strides in Construction Industry in NJBIZ, New Jersey
• What’s Working: Women in Construction—Where Gender Pay Equity is 94.3% in The Colorado Sun
• Opinion: Women the Construction Industry Is Calling You on AL.com, Alabama

ABC members were also highlighted in stories in Construction Dive and Construction Executive magazine.