International Women’s Day: Celebrating Women in Construction

Image: The women of CRD’s leadership team (From left to appropriate): Teri McDermott (Co-proprietor/CEO), Leslie Eiler (Structure Supervisor), Michelle Woods (Busines Functions Supervisor) and Jenny Zimmerman (Marketing Supervisor).

You may well have listened to some of the buzz all-around “International Women’s Day”, celebrated on a yearly basis on March 8th all over the earth, but did you know there is also a “Women in Construction” week? This 12 months, we’re using a instant to honor CRD’s woman personnel who contribute to our company’s welcoming and various tradition while also bringing a level of know-how that will help CRD excel in the structure-establish transforming industry.

What is Global Women’s Working day?

The initial International Women’s Working day (IWD) celebration took spot in 1911. It was not until eventually 1913 that it was officially made a decision that IWD would be held on March 8th. Millions of males and gals all about the globe arrive jointly just about every 12 months on this working day to rejoice the achievements of gals and to bring awareness to the inequality they deal with.

Today we reflect on the amazing females who assist make CRD one of the sector-leading remodelers!

Seeking at the quantities

There is no interior quota to seek the services of for women, relatively, at CRD Design and style Build, we emphasis on skills and experience. The gals we have employed have been the very best candidates for their roles. CRD has 26 workers, 10 of whom are gals (38%). One functions in the industry and 9 get the job done in the place of work ladies occupy 4 of the positions on the 7-person company leadership staff. In accordance to a study carried out by OSHA, in 2010 there had been 800,000 women functioning in the development marketplace.

At CRD, we aim entirely on qualifications and skills each time we’re wanting to fill a role, which has resulted in 26 whole-time employees who assist us satisfy our business passion of “Finding the possible in individuals and spaces.” 

Compared to most transforming corporations in the country, CRD’s female-to-male combine is substantially increased than common. In accordance to OSHA’s most new studies, only 9% of the United States design employees are women (like the two administrative positions and field positions.) When you seem at the makeup of CRD’s workforce, at present, 38% of our staff are women of all ages and 62% are men. When concentrating on just our seven-person management crew, above half of the members (57%) are women.

Satisfy our leaders

CRD’s leadership staff is comprised of 7 staff who meet weekly to overview the present status of the firm and assess that to the 1-calendar year, 3-year, and 10-year plans they are striving for. Four out of the 7 associates are women, and they convey a numerous track record of encounter to the management desk.