Francisca Cruz, general manager of Echeverría Izquierdo Edificaciones, became in December 2017 the first woman to occupy that position in a construction company. She says that her arrival to the position is a consequence of the change that has been experienced by a traditionally male industry, but where the presence of women has increased in the last decade.

"When I left university, it was very rare to see a woman in construction. When I did my professional practice in a subway stop, I could not go down, -It was bad luck that a woman was at work. And we are talking about 16 years ago, one did not see women in the field, today one goes to a construction site of Echeverría Izquierdo and I am proud to say that we have women in all positions, foremen, laborers, masons, carpenters, guards , heads of land or managing a work, etc. I am a consequence of a place that women have earned in the field, "he says.

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