Marcellia KempAssociate Project Manager| OCMI INCGaithersburg, MD, United States
Working in the construction field, we know that this is a male dominated field. I am looking back at my early career in Construction remembering that I was the only female sitting in a trailer at the site. I was working then as a Contract Administrator/Customer Operations Specialist for a three year contract at a Federal Government campus. I processed entrance of all the crews and found once in a blue moon, a female will appear. At one time, the Fed Safety Manager, our prime contractor's Safety Director, and my company's Regional Safety Manager were all women. Tears flowed and history was made!
Today, employed by another company and working as an Associate Project Manager at a healthcare organization, I find not too much has changed. Most of the women are Project Coordinators doing more administrative work. On the Capital Maintenance team upon my arrival, there was only one female Project Manager. The Capitol Construction Team to my surprise had a mix of women and men.
What's your opinion, do you see more women than men serving in Project Management? Not just for construction, I wonder how it looks in the IT Industry and others. Either way, let's celebrate what women have achieved thus far and where we are going in the future! Let's share our truths. Saving Changes...
