(Montreal) In the end, 7,218 women worked on a construction site in 2022, “a record number”, underlines the Commission de la construction du Québec.
By way of comparison, there were 6,250 in 2021. These are the final figures, taken from the CCQ report for the year 2022.
Although the number seems impressive, it actually represents only 3.65% of the total workforce in the industry.
These women who worked in the construction industry also worked more hours there than the previous year, an average of 818 hours, compared to 1,071 hours for men, in 2022.
The trades in which there are the most women are those of painter, carpenter-joiner, laborer and electrician.
However, the dropout rate for women in the industry remains higher than for men, whether after one year or after five years.