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2023 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTIO N 119
February 12, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives GUSTAFSON, EMERSON, BARE,
MELOTIK, JACOBSON, ANDRACA, BEHNKE, CONLEY, DITTRICH, JOERS, MURSAU,
O'CONNOR, PALMERI, PETRYK, RATCLIFF, SHANKLAND, SHELTON, SINICKI, STUBBS,
SUBECK and OHNSTAD, cosponsored by Senators FEYEN, AGARD, SPREITZER,
BALLWEG, LARSON, MARKLEIN, ROYS and WIRCH. Referred to Committee on
Rules.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
Relating to: declaring March 3, 2024, to March 9, 2024, as Women in Construction
Week and celebrating the countless contributions of women in construction.
Whereas, the economic impact of Wisconsin's construction industry totaled over
$50 billion in economic output and contributed over $27 billion to the state's GDP,
according to the University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business; and
Whereas, an estimated 400,000 new skilled workers are needed nationwide to
fill construction jobs; and
Whereas, one in five construction workers in Wisconsin is 55 or older, making
the need to fill construction jobs here even more dire; and
Whereas, women make up nearly 48 percent of the Wisconsin workforce, but
only 9 percent of the Wisconsin construction industry workforce, which is below the
national average of 14 percent; and
Whereas, jobs in the construction industry offer long-term, family-supporting
careers; and
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Whereas, national Women in Construction Week highlights the incredible
initiatives and work of women within the construction industry; and
Whereas, national Women in Construction Week is observed to show our
appreciation to those women who have contributed to the construction industry,
while encouraging others to make the same commitment; and
Whereas, by helping to raise awareness of the available opportunities for
women in the construction industry, the numbers and achievements of women in the
construction industry can continue to grow; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of the
Wisconsin Legislature join in declaring March 3, 2024, to March 9, 2024 as Women
in Construction Week and celebrating the countless contributions of women
currently in the construction industry and those who paved the way.
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