Amidst a nation-wide shortage for construction workers, legislators and industry officials are making an effort to recruit more women. Currently women make up only nine percent of the construction workforce. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates a 12% employment growth in the industry, and local officials and union representatives are actively looking to fill these roles with women despite it being a male dominated field. Currently, the largest percentage of women working in the construction industry work in sales, office, and management roles. Organizations such as Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW), for example, are working to train primarily low-income women for opportunities in construction and other trades.
See "Just 9.1% of America’s construction workers are women—here’s what it’s like to be one of them", Courtney Connley, cnbc.com, January 29, 2019