TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Construction has long been one of the most male-dominated industries in the country. But that is slowly changing — and in Arizona, the shift is happening faster than almost anywhere else in the nation.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women make up about 11% of the construction workforce nationally. In Arizona, that number jumps to nearly 16%.
Jamie Thrush has been in the industry for 20 years and has watched that shift firsthand. She says it wasn’t always this way…