As part of Women in Construction Week, the National Center for Construction Education & Research conducted interviews with 176 tradeswomen and analyzed 770 responses to a survey directed to women in the industry.

STAFDA will be holding its first-ever “Women in Distribution” Luncheon on Sunday, Nov. 5 from noon to 1:30 p.m. during its Annual Convention & Trade Show, which is Nov. 5-7 in San Antonio, Texas.

Debuting on International Women’s Day, March 8, the premiere episode of Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation’s award-winning audio documentaries, New Angle: Voice, kicked off its second season with the fascinating story of Ray Eames.

Janelle Leone, an OPCMIA Local 534 member, was named a Tradeswomen Build Nations Tradeswoman Hero for January.

Felice Farber has been appointed as Executive Director of the Subcontractors Trade Association, breaking barriers as the first woman to hold this leadership role in the Association’s 66-year-old history. Farber will replace retiring Henry “Hank” Kita, who has served as STA’s Executive Director for nearly a decade.

On Oct. 29, NABTU awarded Alise Martiny the first-ever TWBN Lifetime Achievement Award. Martiny is the business manager and executive secretary of the Greater Kansas City Building Trades.

Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, announced that its Vice President of Engineering, Annie Kao, has been named to the Top Women in Hardware & Building Supply class of 2022 for Business Excellence. Kao is responsible for engineering strategy, management and innovation across all product lines at Simpson Strong-Tie.

Tangram, a curator of highly creative commercial interior environments headquartered in Southern California, is pleased to share its sponsorship of the latest Women in Design event. The event was held at the Steelcase WorkLife Center in Los Angeles on May 12.