Emma has spent her previous chapter as Head of Community for Gininderry – an exemplar project, a joint government and industry initiative to attract and retain women in construction. As she launches into her own business “The Umbrella Project” Emma reflects that industry associations have a real role to play. Her own experience in the ACT stems from building a pipeline for women in construction, to recruit and retain new talent in the industry.
NAWIC and the Office for Women obtained a grant to develop a curriculum-based model to develop the pipeline for women in construction. Targeted at years 7-10, the program included learning about construction, diving into gender equality, focusing on the industry and exploring a wide range of roles including ‘Try a Trade’ experiences and work experiencing and mentoring. 110 young women,
in year 9 and 10, related to people in industry and given work experience, providing exposure and creating change.
Emma says the magic wand would be getting industry to sponsor a ten-year curriculum and career development program. She pledges to keep talking and building the momentum around women’s participation in construction.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
