Repost: Alliance Seeks to Improve Conditions for Female Construction Workers

OSHA announced the alliance and its new website for this purpose on Aug. 22.

OSHA has signed an alliance with the National Association of Women in Construction to develop training resources to protect female construction workers. It will focus on musculoskeletal and sanitation hazards and issues related to poorly-fitting PPE, and OSHA has created a related website.

"Safety and health problems in construction create barriers to women entering and remaining in this field," said Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels. "Through this alliance, we will work together to forge innovative solutions to improve the safety, health, and working conditions for women in the construction trades and retain female workers during a critical time of job shortages in this industry."

The two-year agreement is intended to develop training programs, fact sheets, and other outreach resources. Following a recommendation from its Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health, OSHA created the Women in Construction Web page, a site that outlines and addresses safety and health issues specific to female workers in this industry.

For more information on the alliance, visit OSHA's new Women in Construction webpage or this description of the alliance.

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Women in Construction Week Recap

March 3-9 was National Women in Construction Week. NAWIC chapters across the country celebrated and promoted the advancement and employment of women in the construction industry. Below are some clips and articles of women spreading the word about the importance of women in construction.
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"Vickie Callaway, Vice President of BB&T Insurance Services, Inc. and Tracy O'Connell, a partner with Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams LLP law firm shared with WJCL's Jessica Kiss how they spread the word to area youth about the many opportunities women have in construction and industries that work closely with construction companies and projects." Copyright 2013 The Coastal Source. www.thecoastalsource.com.

"Go Build Alabama will be spotlighting the women in our new Women in Construction video. Check out our second spotlight- a Q&A session with Mittie Cannon, a Director of Workforce Management." Copyright 2013 Go Build Alabama. http://gobuildalabama.com.

"During National Women in Construction week, which is this week, Belding is helping to spread the word about the value of women in this once predominantly male field. There are 18-hundred women in Monroe County who work in construction jobs." © 2013 Deerfield Media (Rochester) Licensee, LLC. www.13wham.com.


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Repost: Women in Construction offers scholarship to local students

February 09, 2013 1:45 pm • Times Staff

The National Association of Women in Construction Northwest Indiana Chapter is offering a $1,000 scholarship award for the 2013-14 academic year.

Any university or college student enrolled full-time in a construction related undergraduate degree program and a resident of Northwest Indiana is encouraged to apply.

Students must have a 3.0 GPA and desire a career in a construction-related field. Completed applications must be postmarked no later than March 15. Application packets are available at university departmental offices or at www.nawic311.org. Additional scholarship information can be found at www.nawic.org/nawic/NFSF .

Last year, two scholarships were awarded to local Purdue University students, Brianne Slick and Keith Daniel II.

See the original article at www.nwitimes.com.

Repost: NAWIC Installs 2012-2013 National President and New Board Members

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September 25, 2012

NAWIC Installs 2012-2013 National President and New Board Members

Cindy Johnsen, CBT, CDS, CIT leads NAWIC 

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) installed Cindy Johnsen, CBT, CDS, CIT, as its 58th National President during NAWIC’s Annual Meeting and Convention in Denver, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Johnsen, an office administrator III for Granite Construction Company, has been a member of NAWIC’s San Bernardino-Riverside, Calif. Chapter since 1997.

Johnsen has exciting plans for her term as NAWIC president. She said, “My vision is to start the development of professional development programs in NAWIC that can be published and utilized throughout the industry to develop strong leaders/mentors and great employees.”

Asked about her top priority while in office, Johnsen said, “To revitalize our association. Now is the time for NAWIC! What better time to go after new members—we are in a revitalization mode so no idea is off the table. We need to hear every idea and determine if it is a fit for NAWIC. This includes the implementation of a professional development committee that assists with the groundwork for our new strategic plan goal to ‘develop and implement a Professional Development Program with multiple tracks by 2017.’”

Johnsen also plans to:

• Re-release the NAWIC Builds brand and logo to local chapters so they can utilize it locally and increase the brand’s visibility.
• Roll out NAWIC’s new strategic plan and encourage members to buy in.
• Increase NAWIC’s member retention rate.

NAWIC also installed officers President-Elect Yasmine A. Branden, CCA, Portland, Ore. Chapter; Vice President Sandy K. Field, CBT, CIT, Houston, Texas Chapter; Treasurer Connie M. Leipard, CIT, Central Missouri Chapter; Secretary Dove Sifers-Putman, Charlotte, N.C. Chapter; and Immediate Past President Judy DeWeese, CBT, CIT, San Antonio, Texas Chapter.

In addition to the officers, the NAWIC board is comprised of a national director from each of the association’s 14 regions. Each director serves a two-year term and is elected by her peers to bring the wishes and needs of the chapters to the attention of the association. New directors installed include:

• Region 2 Director Stephanie K. Crane, CIT, Greater Birmingham, Ala. Chapter; 
• Region 4 Director Mardi K. Gauer, Akron, Ohio Chapter; 
• Region 6 Director Beverly J. Sauerwein, CIT, Greater Wichita, Kan. Chapter; 
• Region 8 Director Karen Edmonston, El Paso, Texas Chapter; 
• Region 10 Director Donnalyn Revis, CIT, Santa Clara, Calif. Chapter; 
• Region 12 Director Keri S. Hawkins, CBT, Las Vegas, Nev. Chapter; and
• Region 14 Director Carol O’Donnell, CIT, No. 1 of Rhode Island Chapter.

NAWIC region directors serving the second year of their term include:

• Region 1 Director Maura C. Hesdon, LEED AP, Philadelphia, Pa. Chapter; 
• Region 3 Director Jean L. Cox, CBT, Greater Orlando, Fla. Chapter; 
• Region 5 Director Phyllis F. Haynes, Jackson, Miss. Chapter; 
• Region 7 Director Gracie Narey, CIT, Fort Worth, Texas Chapter; 
• Region 9 Director Dalene Schafer Bloom, Portland, Ore. Chapter; 
• Region 11 Director Deborah L. Knight, CDS, CIT, Greater Tidewater, Va. Chapter; and 
• Region 13 Director Amy Berg, CBT, CIT, Fargo-Moorhead, N.D.

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Learn more about the National Association of Women in Construction and see the original press release at www.nawic.org.

Video from WJLA ABC7: Women in construction: Nailing a male-dominated industry

By Autria Godfrey September 19, 2012 - 06:23 pm



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When Young Women and the World of Construction Meet, It's "MAGIC"

The San Diego Chapter, NECA is getting ready to participate, once again, in the Mentoring A Girl In Construction (MAGIC) Camp hosted by theNational Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC). San Diego's fifth annual MAGIC?Camp runs June 20-29 at the Stanley E. Foster Construction Tech Academy.

Thirty-three area high school-aged young women will join forces with countless construction trade association mentors, including our own San Diego Electrical Training Center's ace instructors. Experts in skilled fields, provide hands-on training, allowing the young women to learn basic construction skills in a variety of trades ranging from electrical to carpentry to sheet metal.

The intense summer day-camp experience gives a glimpse of what the construction industry has available for today's women and the many career paths to explore. Participants will have an opportunity to sample the tools of the trades, including building a construction project on the high school campus.

NECA San Diego has long been supportive of women in construction and encourage women to enter into their apprenticeship programs offered by San Diego Electrical Training Center or participate at the university level in the NECA Student Chapter programs.

Past graduates of the MAGIC experience have continued their education at San Diego State University in the J.R. Filanc Construction Engineering and Management Program. MAGIC graduate and SDSU coed Ana Sical joined the NECA National Green Energy Challenge as part of the SDSU-NECA Student Chapter competing against the best and brightest students from major universities nationwide.

"The MAGIC program continues to introduce young women to the many possibilities available to them that will lead to a solid career," said Karen Prescott-Loeffler, San Diego NECA's director of business development and SDSU-NECA Student Chapter representative. "For many of these young ladies, this is a reason to stay in high school and earn that diploma."

Today's construction is a highly skilled field which includes the many career paths in renewable energy. Many would agree, there is no other program quite like MAGIC Camp, where a young woman can experience the future.

Women In NECA (WIN). NECA’s national organization is also supportive of women involved in our industry. Formerly known as the NECA Women's Peer Group, Women in NECA (WIN) was created to provide a collaborative forum for all women affiliated with NECA-member companies, NECA chapters and local NECA-IBEW Labor-Management Cooperation Committees (LMCCs). WIN supports the professional development of women working in the electrical contracting industry through educational and networking events; promotes diversity in the industry; and encourages women to explore careers in electrical contracting. For more information on WIN, please visit www.necanet.org/education/women-in-neca/

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NAWIC Announces 2012 Crystal Vision Award Winners

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) is pleased to announce the winners of its 18th annual Crystal Vision Awards. The mission of the Crystal Vision Awards is to recognize individuals who promote, expand and encourage the role of women in the construction industry. Jenny Hubbard, of Oakland, Calif., is the recipient of the Crystal Vision Award, which is given to a non-member of NAWIC, and Pamela House, of Providence, R.I., is the recipient of the Crystal Achievement Award, which is presented to a NAWIC member.

Jenny Hubbard, one of only a few Industrial Strategic Account Managers for United Rentals Inc., has made numerous contributions to the construction industry and women's roles within it. At United Rentals, Hubbard has made great strides in a male-dominated field. She is one of three Strategic Account Managers for the company and is the only female member of United Rentals' Industrial Leadership Committee.

Pamela House embodies NAWIC's core purpose, "To enhance the success of women in construction." Currently a Senior Accountant, House has worked for Gilbane Building Company for more than 30 years. For more than 20 of those years, House has served on Gilbane's Diversity Council.

House and Hubbard will be honored during the 18th annual Crystal Vision and Awards Gala at NAWIC's 57th Annual Meeting and Educational Conference in Denver, Colo., Aug. 29-Sept. 1, 2012. NAWIC members from across the country will gather at the Sheraton Denver Downtown in Denver for the Conference, which will culminate at 7 p.m. on Sept. 1 with the Awards Gala.

Contact Autumn Daughetee, NAWIC communications director, at autumnd@nawic.org or (800) 552-3506 for more information about the Crystal Vision Awards, photos or to arrange an interview. Visit the NAWIC website at 

www.nawic.org.

About the Crystal Vision Awards NAWIC Past National President Susan Levy established the Crystal Vision Awards Program in 1995. The program recognizes individuals who promote the role of women in the construction industry through initiatives, policies or legislation.

About NAWIC NAWIC is an international association serving approximately 160 chapters across the United States. The association has expanded to include international affiliates in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Contact: Autumn Daughetee
817-877-5551

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Women in Construction Week March 4-10

Press release submitted by Quad Cities Chapter 50 National Association of Women in Construction.

Quad Cities Chapter 50 National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) will celebrate Women in Construction (WIC) Week March 4-10, 2012. NAWIC's mission is to enhance the success of women in the construction industry.

The focus of WIC Week is to highlight women as a visible component of the construction industry. It is also a time for local chapters to give back to their communities. WIC Week provides an occasion for NAWIC's thousands of members across the country to raise awareness of the opportunities available for women in the construction industry and to emphasize the growing role of women in the industry.

Quad Cities Chapter 50 has several functions planned for WIC week. Letters have been sent to area mayors requesting that the city declare March 4-10, Women in Construction Week. The mayors encourage citizens to congratulate the organization on its many accomplishments, including 50 years in the Quad-Cities, as the voice of women in construction.

On March 8, Chapter 50 will honor employers who have given support to NAWIC throughout the past year. A dinner will be held at The Machine Shed, 7250 NW Blvd., Davenport. Active NAWIC members propose their employer for this honor. A wooden appreciation plaque will be presented to first-year honorees and year plates will be presented to previous honorees. This event also gives the employers a chance to learn more about NAWIC and its local projects and committees. Each committee chair will explain the committee's purpose and duties.

Saturday, March 10, 2012, QC Chapter 50 NAWIC will participate in Girl Scouts World Thinking Day and celebrating 100 years of Girl Scouting at the River Center in Davenport, Iowa. The organizers anticipate over 2,000 local girl scouts will attend to learn about scouting across the globe. The girls will visit individual booths having a passport stamped at each booth. At NAWIC's booth the girls will learn how to electrically screw in a screw. They will be outlining the Girl Scout name and logos with the screws and the finished 6 ft. x 2 ft. plaque will be presented to the local Girl Scout Council. Internationally, NAWIC has organizations in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, the UK (seven regions), South Africa, and soon to be in Guam (March, 2012).

For more information about Quad Cities Chapter 50 NAWIC visit www.nawicqc.org


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Awards ceremony recognises women’s contribution to construction industry

Awards ceremony recognises women’s contribution to construction industry

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Originally posted 11th November 2011

The annual Construction Industry Development Board’s (CIDB’s) National Women in Construction Excellence Awards, presided over by former Public Works Minister Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde, was held at the SAX Arena, in Centurion, in August this year.

The ceremony celebrates the achievements of female contractors in the construction industry, and awards are presented to contractors with over 51% women ownership in three different categories.

These awards encourage women to distinguish themselves through performance excellence, and a proven record of performance on projects is a key element of evaluation in selecting award winners. Clients play a significant role in verifying a contestant’s suitability, and are important in developing women contractors by creating opportunities for female participation in contractor development programmes.

Over 120 women-owned companies in nine provinces participated in the awards, with company sizes ranging from CIDB grades one to six.

National Association for Women in Construction Education Foundation awarded its 2011 Carol A. Kueker Construction Visionary Award to Sheilah Goulart

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Newsmakers -- Published Oct. 17, 2011

By The Record

Sheilah Goulart

October 17, 2011 12:00 AM

Sheilah Goulart wins top honors

The National Association for Women in Construction Education Foundation awarded its 2011 Carol A. Kueker Construction Visionary Award to Sheilah Goulart, the founder and director of YouthBuild San Joaquin, Pre YouthBuild, the San Joaquin Building Futures Academy, the San Joaquin Regional Conservation Corps and WorkStartYES in Stockton.

Goulart was honored for her leadership and commitment to the development of innovative vocational construction programs in California, the group said. YouthBuild helps troubled youths learn construction skills.

Goulart was recognized during the Crystal Vision Awards ceremony on Sept. 3 at NAWIC's 56th annual convention in St. Louis.