A new brief from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) summarizes findings from the 2013 IWPR Tradeswomen Survey and finds that many women working in the construction trades earn good wages, but discrimination and harassment are far too common experiences.
Nearly a third of the over 200 respondents reported high levels of harassment, and more than one in ten experienced severe enough employment discrimination to make a formal charge to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In addition, 37% of those who identified as LGBT reported frequent discrimination or harassment based on sexual orientation, and 32% of women of color reported frequent racial harassment and discrimination.