NAWIC GREATER ROCHESTER CHAPTER 314
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In 1953, 16 working women organized Women in Construction (WIC) of Fort Worth, Texas. These women wanted to create a support organization for women employed in the construction industry, a traditionally male-dominated work field. In 1955, WIC gained its national charter and became the National Association of Women in Construction. Since its founding, NAWIC has grown to a membership of 6,500 with more than 200 chapters in 47 US states and in three Canadian provinces. In its 41 years of service to its members, NAWIC has advanced the causes of all women in construction whose careers range from the skilled trades to architecture to business ownership.
NAWIC's commitment to education can be seen in a variety of different functions. In 1972, the NAWIC Education Foundation was created and now serves as an integral part of the Association as it strives to educate the general society about the importance of the construction industry. The Foundation sponsors the award winning Block Kids contest, as well as the CAD/Design/Drafting competitions that are created to foster and promote construction as a viable career choice among young adults from the grade school to the high school level. In 1963, the NAWIC Founders' Scholarship Foundation was established and, in the past five years alone, has awarded more than $250,000 in scholarships to male and female students pursuing construction-related studies.
NAWIC provides opportunities for employers to support the mission and objectives of NAWIC by becoming a corporate affiliate. Our sponsorship program provides five different commitment levels, and the opportunities for companies to work with NAWIC are endless. Join our other corporate affiliates such as BE&K, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and The George Hyman Construction Co.
NAWIC represents a unique cross-section of women employed in all levels of construction. Here is a breakdown of the different employment fields of our members.
Subcontractors................... General Building Contractors..... Services and Associations........ Suppliers and Manufacturers...... Engineering and Architecture..... General Engineering Contractors.. Tradeswomen & Other.............. |
28% 22% 19% 15% 6% 5% 5% |
Percentages are rounded off to the nearest whole decimal point.
Between 1993 and 1994 the percentage of women in construction increased from 8.6 to 9.6 percent. As of 1994, there were 718,000 women in construction. Here is a breakdown of those women by employment sector:
Technical, sales and administrative support: Managerial & Professional Specialty: Operators, fabricators and laborers: Service: |
393,000 or 55 percent 194,000 or 27 percent 122,000 or 17 percent 6,000 or .8 percent |
If you want to find out what NAWIC is all about, look no further than our chapters. Our chapters are made up of enthusiastic working women who are excited about the industry in which they work. They translate their enthusiasm to the different projects they are involved in from building new homes through Habitat for Humanity to renovating historical sites, sponsoring Career Days in schools and even publishing a Construction Dictionary.
Women comprise only 9.6 percent of the construction work force today. Less than one in every 10 skilled workers is a woman. But these numbers are destined to change.
The US Census Bureau predicts that 42 percent of the work force's new entrants will be women. There has been a 39 percent increase of women in the industry over the past five years. By the year 2000, there will be one million new female workers in the construction industry. The industry must recruit and train women to remain competitive.
Other issues such as pay equity, legislative concerns and child care are being addressed by NAWIC through committees and round table discussions. NAWIC maintains partnerships with federal offices and industry organizations such as:
Through these partnerships, NAWIC is working to promote training among women in the skilled trades, cooperate in continuing education programs and promote women-owned businesses.
NAWIC is an international association of women employed in the construction industry which promotes that industry and supports the advancement of women within it.
In 1995, NAWIC launched the successful Crystal Vision Award program. The annual award recognizes individuals who promote the role of women in construction through initiatives, policies or legislation -- people who have demonstrated a clear and focused vision. The 1995 recipients were Ted C. Kennedy, chairman and founder of BE&K, Birmingham, Ala., and Maybelle Hartness, a plasterer journeywoman with the Plasterers and Cement Masons Job Corps Training Program in Chadron, Neb.
For more than 20 years, The NAWIC IMAGE has served as the national publication of the Association. It has showcased the efforts, causes and issues of its members and the construction industry. Take advantage of its bimonthly outreach to our members by advertising. The IMAGE offers classified or display advertising.
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