New Boldt Diversity Head: DEI Starts With Leadership
Zachary Phillips, Construction Dive
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2021, women and Black workers encompassed about 11% and 6% of the construction workforce respectively. Both are below the groups’ share of the total national workforce.
Diversity, equity and inclusion continues to be a hot topic for how to increase and improve the construction workforce. Wisconsin-based The Boldt Co. has taken steps toward increasing diversity.
This summer, the contractor hired Jaclyn Skalnik as director of diversity, equity and inclusion. Skalnik — who is Korean, was adopted by a White family in Wisconsin and speaks fluent Spanish — previously ran her own business supporting services to adoptive families.
Here, Construction Dive spoke with Skalnik about DEI and the benefits it can offer contractors.