Many can remember when police offi-cers, mail carriers, and doctors were almost exclusively men. Today, female workers in these fields are commonplace, thanks to the work and determination of early pioneers. But despite significant gains in many careers once thought to be the exclusive province of men, oc-cupational segregation by gender is persistent. The underrepresentation of women continues to be particularly stark in the construction industry, where women represent less than 3 percent of the skilled trades’ workforce.
