Women in Construction: Safe, Healthy and Equitable Work Sites Webinar
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March 8, 2018, Noon-1 p.m. ET
Healthy and safe work sites are a prerequisite if the industry wants to attract and retain women. Yet, too often women face hostile work environments or harassment. They also find themselves on work sites without decent or safe sanitary facilities, are issued protective clothing and equipment in the wrong sizes, and are denied sufficient on-the-job training, reducing their ability to perform their work safely. All of these issues make it less likely that women will stay and thrive in the industry.
This webinar, co-hosted by the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), the National Center for Women's Equity in Apprenticeship and Employment, and the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) to mark the 2018 NAWIC Women in Construction Week, will discuss health and safety on work sites from a gender perspective. It will address issues such as:
• sanitary facilities
• personal protective equipment
• reproductive hazards
• ergonomics
• workplace culture and harassment
It will also provide examples of policies and practices that will ensure a welcoming, safe, and healthy work environment for women and men. The webinar will conclude with questions from the audience. Click here to register.
Presenters:
Tara Labosky, AIA, is a Project Manager at Rutter Project Management, LCC, and Secretary of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC)’s Baltimore Chapter.
Ariane Hegewisch is the Program Director for Employment and Earnings at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. She will discuss why it matters to improve gender diversity in construction.
Lauren Sugerman is the Chicago Women in the Trades Director of the National Center for Women’s Equity in Apprenticeship and Employment and co-author of the Pink to Green Toolkit and the HASWIC REPORT providing a gender lens on creating healthy and save worksites.
Tiffany Thompson is the Advocacy Program Manager for Oregon Tradeswomen and is leading a pilot project to implement research-based bystander intervention on construction sites. She is working with industry partners to create respectful workplaces through a combination of both policy and cultural change.
