Why the Solar Industry Needs More Women

Today, women make up 51% of professional workers in the United States.  This is a major achievement from 1972, when women represented just 38 percent of the workforce.¹ Since then, many opportunities have opened for women in technical fields such as science, math and engineering.  According to the Solar Foundation’s National Solar Jobs Census, nineteen percent of all solar workers were women in 2013, representing 26,738 solar workers². The women at Monolith Solar Associates are proud to assist this upward trend of female workers in a male dominated industry.  With the solar industry at the brink of a major expansion in the United States, there are endless opportunities for women to thrive in this business.  In the last decade, the solar industry created 100,000 new jobs³. The renewable energy industry in general is a great opportunity for women all around the world. 

¹ "Women in the Professional Workforce." DPEAFLCIO. Department for Professional Employees, Feb. 2015. Web. 17 Aug. 2015.

² "National Solar Jobs Census 2013, The Solar Foundation." The Annual Review of the U.S. Solar Workforce. Jan. 2014. Web. 17 Aug. 2015.