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The Women Builders’ Congress is the premier annual gathering that brings together women in construction, their allies, and industry leaders around a shared goal: driving real change in the sector.

The construction industry is evolving, yet too often conversations happen among the same actors, in the same circles, behind the same walls.

This year, we are choosing to “go beyond four walls.” By raising awareness about the importance of integrating women and promoting initiatives for an inclusive and equitable workplace, we aim to break the usual boundaries.

Going beyond four walls is more than a theme.
It is a collective commitment.

Join us on October 8 to help build the future of construction — together.

The Congress Offers You:

• Strategic and practical workshops
• Open discussions with decision-makers and industry experts
• Real opportunities for networking and forming alliances
• Solutions you can apply starting the very next day

Align your organization with this unique event and support the promotion of gender equality in the industry.

Throughout the day, we will address the different “walls” that still influence the journey of women in construction.

1. Breaking the Mental Wall

• Dare to occupy space: from participant to decision-maker
• Develop your leadership presence, overcome imposter syndrome, and take your place in decision-making

Before transforming the industry, one must first transform their posture. This workshop tackles the invisible barriers that too often limit women’s access to positions of influence: imposter syndrome, self-censorship, and hesitation to claim their space.

Through practical exercises and concrete discussions, participants will be invited to shift from a contributor mindset to a decision-maker mindset.

Because breaking through the four walls starts with daring to fully occupy your space.

2. Breaking the Cultural Wall

• Deconstruct biases: transforming construction culture
• Identify micro-biases and adopt practices that foster an inclusive and respectful workplace

Policies evolve, but mindsets can lag behind.

This workshop addresses invisible biases that still influence team dynamics on construction sites and in offices: microaggressions, stereotypes, and normalized behaviors.

Through case studies and role-playing exercises, managers and teams will learn to recognize biases and intervene constructively.

Going beyond the four walls also means breaking habits that hinder inclusion.

3. Breaking the Organizational Wall

• Retention and advancement: building workplaces that keep talent
• Understand why women leave the industry and implement concrete retention strategies

Why do women still leave the construction sector? What organizational obstacles persist despite recruitment efforts?

Based on industry data and field insights, this workshop explores concrete retention levers: management culture, career progression, flexibility, and inclusive leadership.

Breaking organizational walls means creating environments where talent chooses to stay.

4. Breaking the Economic Wall

• Accessing contracts: mastering the rules to influence the game
• Equip women entrepreneurs to navigate bids and secure large-scale projects

Access to major contracts remains a structural challenge for women entrepreneurs in construction.

This workshop breaks down the bidding process, prequalification requirements, and strategic partnerships, providing participants with tools to navigate the sector’s economic mechanisms with confidence.

Breaking economic walls means moving from executor to strategist.

5. Rebuilding the Trust Wall

• Healthy climate and inclusion: breaking the silence, restoring trust
• Create safe, respectful workplaces that foster growth and fulfillment

A healthy climate relies on trust, consistency, and shared responsibility.

This workshop addresses issues related to silence, intervention mechanisms, inclusion measures, and organizational culture. It invites leaders to go beyond written policies and embody courageous leadership.

Breaking the four walls also means rebuilding an environment where everyone can thrive with respect and safety.

6. Breaking the Isolation Wall

• Building strategic alliances and identifying networks of influence.
• Turn networking into a lever for professional advancement and business opportunities

In a sector where opportunities often circulate through informal networks, isolation can slow professional and entrepreneurial growth for women.

This workshop aims to transform isolation into a lever of influence by equipping participants to build strategic alliances, develop intentional networks, and access decision-making circles.

Breaking the four walls also means stepping out of isolation.

• Professional women, entrepreneurs, and tradeswomen in construction
• Managers and team leaders
• Decision-makers and project owners
• Allies committed to advancing the industry
• Anyone wishing to contribute to a more inclusive and high-performing construction sector

• Practical tools
• New alliances
• A broader perspective on your role in the industry
• Actions you can implement immediately

10:00 AM – Welcome

10:00 – 11:00 AM – Opening Panel & Introductions

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Panel Discussion & Q&A

12:00 – 1:00 PM – Networking Lunch Bites & Exhibitor Booths

1:00 – 2:00 PM – Workshop 1 / Workshop 2

2:00 – 3:00 PM – Workshop 3 / Workshop 4

3:00 – 3:30 PM – Coffee Break & Exhibitor Booths

3:30 – 4:30 PM – Workshop 5 / Workshop 6

4:30 – 6:00 PM – Closing Networking Cocktail