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Industry Award Celebrates Major Achievements of
Women in Construction
The construction industry has traditionally been a male-dominated workplace, and latest
statistics show that things are not changing in a significant way, with women making up
only 10% of the nation’s construction workforce in 2018. Figures from the state of New
York reported a tiny increase in the female workforce of 3% between 2007 and 2017.
But one woman in construction is bucking that trend, with her efforts due to be
recognized at a prestigious awards ceremony next February. Debbie Danto is Chief
Operating Officer at Fort Lauderdale-based Danto Builders and is being honored with a
special award at the Black Dresses and Blueprints: Celebrating Women in Construction
awards that are being held at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Fort
Lauderdale, on Wednesday 6 February 2020.