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Newly Released!

Five Global Challenges to Retaining Women in Construction, July 2026

We’re excited to share this newly released report developed by our dedicated working group!

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A huge thank you to the members of our Research Committee for their help in crafting our research agenda and proving this critical information to our industry!

FMI Corporation
Emily Beardall
Principal
emily.beardall@fmicorp.com

Institute for Women’s Policy Research
Ariane Hegewisch
Senior Research Fellow
hegewisch@iwpr.org

National Center for Construction Education And Research 
Richard Hannah, PhD
Research Director
rhannah@nccer.org

Simplar Foundation
Rebecca Kassa, PhD
Senior Researcher
rebecca.kassa@simplar.com

RMIT University
Helen Lingard , PhD
Executive Director, SHINe
helen.lingard@rmit.edu.au

Continuum Advisory Group
Nate Scott
Principal
nscott@continuumag.com

Construction Industry Institute
Cathy Farina
Co-founder and Vice President of Operations of DyCat Solutions
cathy.farina@dycatsolutions.com

Action Sustainability
Liv Banfield
Consultant
liv.banfield@actionsustainability.com

Auburn University
Amna Salman
Assistant Professor
azs0072@auburn.edu
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