Women only make up about 11% of the construction industry workforce, and only 1 for every 100 employees in the field. At Swinerton, women make up 15.2% of our total workforce and 3.3% of craft employees, and growing. While the construction industry has a ways to go in attracting and retaining diverse talent, progress is being made. Since 2012, the number of women in construction has steadily increased by 54.7%.