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Many women in roofing report that they are in the busiest season of their lives: caring for children or aging parents, nurturing relationships with friends and family, balancing work with college or graduate school. At the same time, women want to advocate for the roofing industry and other issues important to them and also advance their careers. To tackle these issues, NWiR is hosting a brunch and education/mentoring session for members in the D.C. Metro area [...]

The Q4 2022 Market Index Survey for Reroofing shows increasing customer inquiries but a slight decline in general confidence. Respondents include both roofing contractors and roof consultants with the vast majority of respondents doing business on both steep-slope and low-slope roofs; about 9% of respondents do business on steep-slope only. Below are a few topline highlights of the recent survey: Customer Inquiries: 41% of all respondents reported that customer inquiries increased for Q4 2022 as compared [...]

It is critical that women in the roofing industry make sure that their voices are heard on the issues that matter most to them. Whether it's a regulation in your local area, a new amendment to the building codes, a bond issue in your school district or a piece of legislation in the U.S. Congress, we owe it to ourselves to make our opinion known. Back in the Spring of 2021, we did a video series [...]

Roofing contractors and roof consultants are invited to take part in a Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing. The purpose of the survey is to take the pulse of the reroofing industry on a quarterly basis and become a regular barometer of the industry’s business conditions. Industry professionals have an opportunity to share their thoughts and experiences regarding reroofing as a sector of their businesses. The survey is an industrywide effort to collect information about the [...]

We are deep into the sponsor renewal process! If you are a NWiR sponsor and have not received an email asking for your renewal, please contact Elizabeth Miller at elizabeth@nationalwomeninroofing.org so that we can make sure that we have the correct contact info for your company. Sponsors provide funding for the organization, as well as for programmatic initiatives on the topics of mentoring, networking, education and recruiting. All sponsors play a critical role in fulfilling the [...]

NWiR is so fortunate to be supported by other not-for-profit associations, non-governmental organizations, and business coalitions. We seek these colleagues both in and outside the roofing industry, in adjacent industries, those that represent women in male-dominated fields and those that we have issues in common with.  All the acronyms may look like alphabet soup, but these organizations offer free resources for education, industry information, and/or opportunities for women in male-dominated fields. We are so proud of [...]

It is critical that women in the roofing industry make sure that their voices are heard on the issues that matter most to them. Whether it's a regulation in your local area, a new amendment to the building codes, a bond issue in your school district or a piece of legislation in the U.S. Congress, we owe it to ourselves to make our opinion known. Back in the Spring of 2021, we did a video series [...]

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am so delighted to share with you the brand new Annual Report of National Women in Roofing. Covering the approximate time period of June 2021 – August 2022, this report was published in early November and has had a lot of engagement. It showcases the accomplishments and future goals of NWiR and I want to make sure that you don't miss it! It is a real labor of [...]

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am so delighted to share with you the brand new Annual Report of National Women in Roofing. Covering the approximate time period of June 2021 – August 2022, this report is hot off the press and showcases the accomplishments and future goals of NWiR.  It is a real labor of love to publish such a dense annual report like this one. There are many people involved in the [...]

Roofing contractors and roof consultants are invited to take part in a Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing. The purpose of the survey is to take the pulse of the reroofing industry on a quarterly basis and become a regular barometer of the industry’s business conditions. Industry professionals have an opportunity to share their thoughts and experiences regarding reroofing as a sector of their businesses. The survey is an industrywide effort to collect information about the [...]