EC&M On Air Highlights — Why Women Are Leaving the Construction Industry

Episode 79 offers insights on what is keeping women from joining or remaining in this industry, based on findings from an NCCER survey.
Aug. 11, 2025

Episode 79 features an audio-only version of a popular gallery that recently ran on the EC&M website called "What's Driving Women Out of Construction?" This gallery offers statistics from a survey conducted by The National Center for Construction Education and Research. The findings offer insights on some of the elements that are keeping women from entering and remaining in the construction industry. 

Tune in to the audio-only version of this gallery, read by Ellen Parson, editor-in-chief of EC&M

About the Author

Ellen Parson

Editor-in-Chief - EC&M

Ellen Parson is the Editor-in-Chief for EC&M. She has a journalism degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She's been a business-to-business writer and editor for more than 25 years, most of which have been covering the construction and electrical industries. Contact her at [email protected].

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