Much of that workforce will be people of color and women. These are people who faced intentional discrimination for decades.
Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Much of that workforce will be people of color and women. These are people who faced intentional discrimination for…”
On the recordDecember 1, 2009
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Highlighting the demographic challenges in the construction workforce.
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