Women working in the European Union (EU) construction, wood and forestry industries continue to be severely underrepresented. There is an upward trend, but the pace is slow. Too slow. This state of play needs to be altered, and the players need to focus more on the opportunities to achieve the transformation needed. The European Green Deal, the digitalisation era, the Renovation Wave, the path to a low/zero carbon industry, should lead to more qualified jobs for women and for young people – workers so needed to tackle the labour shortage in the construction, wood, and forestry sectors.

Further information: European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (efbww.eu)
Source: EFBWW