{"id":5747,"date":"2018-05-15T12:47:19","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T19:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/origin-www.parsons.com\/?p=5747"},"modified":"2018-05-15T12:59:44","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T19:59:44","slug":"empowering-women-construction-break-barriers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.parsons.com\/2018\/05\/empowering-women-construction-break-barriers\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering Women in Construction to Break Barriers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5748\" style=\"width: 565px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5748\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5748\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/18-05-smith-gwic-555x484.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"484\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5748\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parsons Group President Carey Smith moderating a panel during the Groundbreaking Women in Construction conference.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Parsons\u2019 Carey Smith, President of its Federal business unit, moderated a panel discussion during the 15<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Groundbreaking Women in Construction (GWIC) conference, May 14-16 in San Francisco. The panel discussion, titled <em>Women Break Barriers in Disruptive Technology<\/em>, discussed roles of women in changing the future of construction through new technologies.<\/p>\n<p>The GWIC conference attracts leading women from the executive, managerial, and craft areas and provides professional development, networking, and self-development to help industry professionals further their career goals, career performance, and personal growth. For more information visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gwicconf.com\">www.gwicconf.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parsons\u2019 Carey Smith, President of its Federal business unit, moderated a panel discussion during the 15th Annual Groundbreaking Women in Construction (GWIC) conference, May 14-16 in San Francisco. 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