Occupation Inequality

A Future Worth Building: What Tradeswomen Say about the Change They Need in the Construction Industry

Careers in the construction trades can provide high earnings and good benefits, often through a learn-while-you-earn apprenticeship. In 2020, more than 300,000 women worked in the trades—the largest number ever. Yet while their numbers are growing, women still make up fewer than one in twenty of workers in construction occupations.

By Ariane Hegewisch and Eve Mefferd|2022-02-17T16:02:47-05:00November 16, 2021|Publications, Report|0 Comments

How Retail’s Lack of Gender Diversity and Representation in Leadership Roles is Hurting Profitability—In an Industry Where Just 12% of CEOs are Women

By Bethany Biron When Rosalind Brewer was appointed as CEO [...]

By IWPR|2021-07-06T15:44:47-05:00June 30, 2021|Press Hits|0 Comments