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Female Construction Execs Look for Industry Parity

Women in construction face certain challenges yet present many benefits to the industry as the group seeks to more closely align with the population, GlobeSt.com learns in the second of a two-part EXCLUSIVE.

women in construction operations A recent workshop by the WiOPS SoCal chapter covered maximizing the mentor/mentee relationship.

SAN FRANCISCO—With females outnumbering males in California, more work is needed to bring the commercial real estate and construction fields up to parity for women. Women in Construction Operations/WiOPS is attempting to do just that, with a Northern California chapter set to begin holding meetings next month. Some of the challenges, influence and benefits of women in construction operations were discussed by WiOPS board members, Melissa Berg, Dome Construction; Jennifer Lauritzen, Swinerton and Christina Greystone, ISEC in the second of a two-part exclusive.

GlobeSt.com: What current challenges do women have in the architecture, engineering and construction industry and how is WiOPS helping mitigate those challenges?

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Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.

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