Barbara A. Res

This topic is for women in or considering entering the construction field as trades workers and professionals. Barbara Res' speeches are inspirational and often bring tears to the audience member's eyes. She helps women deal with and overcome the myriad of obstacles with confidence and courage. She teaches women how to protect themselves in the face of the big three, discrimination, harassment and intimidation.

This topic is also for companies who want to incorporate more women into their businesses and more important make them stay. Res provides statistics showing that including women increases morale and adds to the bottom line. She does this by providing legitimate statistics from government sources and examples of the experiences of women today. Most importantly, Res describes her personal encounters with the "big three" and how that impacted my life harmfully. She lets women learn from my experiences and others.

This topic is relevant to any women encountering obstacles, in general. Res also provides shocking statistics demonstrating the women in construction are approximately at the same level of participation (3-5%) as they were 50 years ago, and professionals are still less than 20%. Res debunks the myths about why women don't go into construction and provide the real reasons and how to improve conditions starting with school girls.