WomenBuild
Women, Housing and Equity
Join us for WomenBuild, March 1-8, 2025. a week dedicated to celebrating women in the communities we serve, leading up to International Women's Day.
Sponsor or form a fundraising team to support affordable housing in our communities and build at our current sites in Cohasset or Easton for a full day led by our Construction Project Manager, Sheri Green.
- Teams will enjoy a meaningful, fun, and unique group bonding experience.
- T-Shirts and lunch provided.
- Gender-Inclusive.
- No building experience required!
Call Tamar Schiess at 781-347-3763 for more information or to sign up!
MORE ON WOMEN IN HOUSING
Economic barriers in inequity
Women face barriers in access to consumer loans and other credit products, creating an impact that lasts over the woman’s lifetime. According to the National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality, “In the United States, experts found that the gains in women’s earnings over the past 40 years drove 91% of the income gains experienced by middle-class families. Estimates show that closing gender gaps in the workforce would add between $12 trillion and $28 trillion in global GDP over a decade and that addressing the gendered economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic alone would generate up to $13 trillion in global GDP by 2030.”
Women suffered higher unemployment rates due to COVID-19-related childcare demands than men. About one-quarter of adults age 25-44 specified that their lack of employment was due to COVID-19-related child care issues. Of those not working, women were almost three times as likely as men to not be working because of childcare demands.
Women in construction
According to Buildertrend, 2020 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics says women made up nearly half of the labor in the construction industry. But women make up just 10.9% of construction work site roles, making it an area for growth.
Women and neighborhood leadership
Our work at Habitat for Humanity is about building homes, communities, and hope. We believe that it is important not only to have a stable house, but also to live in a stable community and have relationships with neighbors that bring a sense of connectedness and safety to one’s life. Many neighborhoods across the country have experienced historical disinvestment or are currently facing challenges that affect the well-being of their residents.
If every neighborhood is going to be a place where residents have an opportunity to thrive, we must begin to see them as places full of gifts, strengths and assets that can be leveraged for positive change. The core of these gifts, strengths and assets are the residents themselves. Our work at Habitat involves engaging them to understand what their dreams and concerns are for the neighborhood
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We have found over and over in this work that many of the resident leaders who form the backbone of strong community associations and care deeply for the community are women. All residents are invaluable at the neighborhood table, but if you want to unlock a movement of care in a community, look to many of the women who take initiative to create a healthy neighborhood for their children, families, and neighbors. We celebrate the contributions of these women. We see them and we are inspired by them!
Questions? Please contact Tamar Schiess at
781-347-3763 or
tschiess@sshabitat.org.
