NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – An event in Neenah is giving female students a look inside construction careers.
Miron Construction Inc. welcomed 30 female students to its Neenah headquarters Wednesday for the sixth annual Build Like a Girl event.
The day-long program aims to showcase opportunities for women in the construction industry and combat both the severe lack of women in the field and the skills gap affecting the construction industry.
The day included conversations with women in the industry, a tour of an active project site and discussions surrounding topics such as typical wages in the industry, apprenticeship opportunities, and safety.
Miron craftspeople will also walk the students through multiple hands-on activity stations at a temporary project site.
“It’s pretty cool that they’re introducing more girls into this field because it’s like more talked about like men doing it so I feel like it’s pretty cool that they’re bringing a lot of girls into it,” said seventh grader, Isabella Nowak. “You get to like learn how to do the stuff instead of just watching.”
Miron Construction says right now, only 9.9% of people in the construction industry are women and they want that to change.
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