Grace Novak was her mentor's first female mentee. She says: ‘The first thing I would tell somebody just starting out in this job is, knowledge is the most valuable thing you can walk into a conversation with.’

Outsourcing isn’t just for large corporations. Small to medium-sized companies can also benefit from hiring third-party organizations to perform key tasks, functions or roles.

Providing more support for the women in the construction industry is a promising way to recruit them to (and retain them at) your company.