Teams and Organizations: Gender, equity, workforce challenges

We focus on Policy and Decision Support: Translating research into actionable strategies for practitioners and policymakers.

  • Integration of Diversity and Inclusion in the Construction Site
  • Attraction, Retention, and Barriers of women working in civil engineering and heavy civil construction related industries
  • Intersectionality and professional development in civil engineering and heavy civil construction related industries

Contributions


Presenting soon! Civil engineering and heavy civil construction: women’s attraction, retention, and barriers in their career development.
Maria Calahorra-Jimenez, Gustavo Garcia-Melero. ASCE2027 The Infrastructure and Engineering Experience Philadelphia, March 1-5, 2027

Presenting soon! Workplace Priorities Across Career and Motherhood Stages: Implications for Attracting and Retaining Women in Heavy Civil Engineering and Construction
Maria Calahorra-Jimenez, Vailet Magidanga, Gustavo Garcia-Melero. 2027 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting Washington D.C., January 10-14, 2027

Evaluating Skilled Labor Shortage Impacts on Construction Cost and Schedule: A Case Study of the California High-Speed Rail Project
Saiteja Vattikuti, Yupeng Luo, Manideep Tummalapudi, Maria Calahorra-Jimenez. 2026 Associated Schools of Construction 62nd Annual International Conference [DOI]

Sexual Crimes and Harassment on Public Transportation in Chile: A Gender Approach
Valencia-Vásquez, A., García-Melero G., Calahorra-Jimenez M. 2025 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting

Females in Design and Construction of Transportation project. An exploration of attraction and retention factors.”
Calahorra-Jimenez M., Garcia-Melero G., Yu F (2024). 7th International Conference on Women and Gender in Transportation, Irvine, California, USA, September 9-11, 2024. Organized by Transportation Research Board (TRB).


Grants & Support

  • Women in Civil Engineering and Heavy Civil Construction: Why do they stay? [Learn More]