Rebuilding the Culture: Women Leading Construction’s Workforce Transformation

The gender gap remains one of the construction industry’s most critical challenges—and most powerful opportunities.

Research confirms that companies with strong gender diversity outperform financially, innovate faster, and experience higher safety and retention outcomes. Yet in 2025, women represented under 14% of Australia’s construction workforce, with fewer than 2% holding trade and site-based roles.

For the construction industry to thrive, women must be positioned to lead, influence decisions, and shape the evolution of culture, technology, and project delivery.

Join InEight and a panel of industry leaders as they share their lived experiences and discuss what meaningful progress looks like—both for women already in the sector, and the next generation entering it.

Topics will include:

• Moving beyond representation to influence: creating space for women in decision-making roles on projects and at leadership tables
• Driving culture change on site: what actually shifts behaviour, safety, and communication
• Best practices for attracting and retaining talented women in the industry: why women aged 18–35 are leaving construction—and how we reverse the trend
• Harnessing technology + digital skills to accelerate capability and confidence
• Finding appropriate mentors—how men can help
• Bringing your authentic self to work, without minimising credibility

Future-proofing our sector requires that we think differently and diversify who gets to lead the change. Please join us for this important webinar.