More work needs to be done to highlight women and underrepresented groups in the province's construction industry, say local experts.
Awareness of the need for more women in B.C.’s construction industry is on the rise; however, the glass ceiling remains under renovation.“A big component of that is inequality and I think it's so male-dominated, that they can't understand how to bring the woman in and mentor them and to be good leaders,” said Sangha, who is the CFO of Crown Building Supplies.
In addition, only 4.5 per cent of the construction trades workforce in B.C. is female, according to fall 2023 data from the BC Construction Association. “One of the key pieces that we are missing is that equity and equality are not the same thing,” said Seema Lal, president of CCW.
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