From November 11 to 15, the six partners of the Women Can Build LatAm project, co-funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme, gathered in Santiago de Chile to discuss the actions they will take to encourage the integration of more women into the sector.

The consortium is currently working on developing a Status Quo that assesses the state of construction in relation to the inclusion and representation of women in the countries involved in this initiative (Spain, Italy, Chile, and Argentina). This report will be incorporated into the Purple Book of Women in Construction, which will also include a self-assessment tool regarding the level of women’s integration in construction companies and an Action Plan aimed at various sector stakeholders.

During the week, the partners had the opportunity to learn from the experiences of the Chilean entities in the consortium, RedMaestra and the Universidad Católica de Temuco, to attract female talent to construction sites and strengthen partnerships with sector agents such as Dictuc and the Technological Centre for Construction Companies (CTeC).