As the industry of construction is evolving and taking on tech innovation, especially in recent years, women appear to be playing some important roles in the way different teams in construction are managed. Even though statistics speak in favor of having women in construction taking office positions in the sector by over 80%, the work is done in the management, including the office work, and the quality of that work affects the final product. That is how women play an important role in construction, especially in the sector of tech adoption and innovation.
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Women in Construction: Bringing Tech Innovation to Construction Teams
The statistics indicate that most positions taken by women in construction make up for office jobs. These women, although usually working “behind the scenes” and far from construction sites, are integral for tech innovation in construction. As Morgan Traynor, Senior Director of Operational Excellence at Ryan Companies claims, Traynor sees the position of women in construction as possible to communicate expectations regarding tech innovation, take on responsibility for training, as well as provide support for teams and individuals in that process. Morgan Traynor sees women taking key roles in tech space innovation in construction and other sectors.
Women and Tech Towards Evolution in Construction
One of the leaders in construction innovations, Elissa Flandro, Customer Success Manager at Autodesk, claims that construction often gets a bad reputation as being somewhat resistant to changes and slow-paced in adopting the technology. However, as Flandro further says, her encounters in this field have always been positive, c\laiming that the industry professionals have always been ready to cooperate and learn new things that could lead to progress. Flandro and other female professionals in construction also claim that the change is not easy despite the interest across the industry as the sector of construction is faced with management issues and other challenges that need to be addressed.
