It used to be that construction was considered a man's job. Women were thought to be too weak to do the work, and didn't have the skills required to make their way in this most masculine of industries. And while there is still a shortage of women in the work force, more and more females are entering the construction field each year. Even more surprising, women are starting their own construction companies and doing as well, or even better, than the men who came before them. (Dugger, 38)