Did you know that women make up 51 percent of the population, yet there are less than 2 percent of women working in construction?

With less than one month until METALCON 2019 kicks off in Pittsburgh's Steel City, now is the time to register if you plan to attend. 

METALCON 2019, the metal construction industry’s international event for metal construction products, technologies and solutions, is featuring an interactive panel presentation by leading women in the metal and roofing industries. 

On May 7, Women Builders Council (WBC) honored Jackie Vinceslao as a 2019 Outstanding Woman at its 15th Annual Champion Awards Dinner. 

Women Builders Council (WBC) celebrated its 15th Annual Champion Awards Dinner at the Grand Hyatt New York. 

Tameeka Gwyn is used to schlepping concrete weighing as much as 60 pounds (27 kilograms) around a construction site. For Janna Rojas, it's a cinch to carry metal pipes as heavy as 100 pounds (45 kilograms) going into new plumbing.

As women achieve greater levels of parity in leadership roles, trail-blazing professionals in architecture, engineering and construction are focused on supporting and accelerating this trend.

Reflecting a lifetime of service, her prolific and continued design contributions to the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) fields, as well as her broad accomplishments in helping women advance in the professions, Beverly Willis, FAIA, has been named recipient of an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Legacy Award.