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By Amanda McKenzie, ReporterLast Updated: Thursday, March 05, 2015, 5:50 PM
It's Women in Construction Week throughout the country — a time meant to highlight and empowerwomen who work in the construction industry, as well as encourage others to pursue a career in the fieldhistorically dominated by men.
While numbers of women in the construction field are still critically low, efforts are being made to increaseemployment opportunities in Central Florida.
"I've had to overcome some folks kind of wondering why I'm in the industry," said Loreen Bobo, program managerfor the I4 Ultimate Improvement Project. "I've had to prove myself along the way."
More women are taking a role in the construction field, according to the National Association of Women inConstruction.
"It's probably less than 10 percent," said Debbie Rodriguez, president of the Women in Construction of GreaterOrlando. "(It) is kind of sad. But it is getting better, and it used to be less than that."
The difference is you may not always see women working in construction sporting a hard hat.
"The trend has started to change (to where) you are seeing superintendents that are women and, of course, we dohave a lot of project managers that are women," Rodriguez said. "But for the most part, trying to get them into thetrades has been difficult."
One way to get more women hired is through Orlando's BLUEPRINT program, which is an employment office
Women are still a minority in construction industry despiteinitiatives
The number of women who work in the construction industry is still critically low, but women who work in the fieldhope Women in Construction Week can help spark interest in the field.
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catered to women and minorities. Orlando's community venues project hired 315 women to work on downtownconstruction projects, like the Amway Center, the Citrus Bowl and the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
That number surpassed the city's goal, but it only represented 10 percent of the workforce.
The I4 Ultimate Improvement Project will take more than six years to complete, and officials are looking to trainand hire more workers.
"We have a goal of 250 onthejob trainees that we're going to put through the project," Bobo said.
That's just one way women can learn more about the industry through the Florida Department of Transportation'straining program.
"If you're interested in solving problems and working with people, it's a really great industry to be a part of," Bobosaid.
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