November 1, 2024-Marquette, MI Grades 9-12 - Technology and Occupational Sciences

When: Friday, November 1

Where: Jacobetti Complex on the campus of Northern Michigan University
2296 Sugarloaf Ave, Marquette, MI

Women in Construction Day is a one-day event presented by female professionals in the construction industry. This exciting hands-on career exploration event offers high school students a unique opportunity to discover and experience options that are traditionally viewed as male-oriented. 

The construction industry has one of the smallest gender wage gaps (91.3%) between women and men, yet women account for only 9.9% of its workforce according to a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report. NMU Women in Construction Day is designed to allow students to interact with females in the industry to learn more about their story of how they came to this career.

Students completed projects in a safe and well-supervised environment in areas such as welding, graphic technology, woodworking, trade opportunities, leadership, and/or construction management. Throughout the day, they learned from, and interacted with, dynamic women working in these areas who were volunteering their time.

For more information please contact Kate Havel, khavel@nmu.edu.