NAWIC Core Purpose is to enhance the success of women in the construction industry. Our story is below.One of the members of the original Fort Worth Chapter of NAWIC, Irene Moats, moved to the SF Bay Area and was interested in helping SF women start their own support structure, and founded what would be the first NAWIC chapter on the West Coast. It was after reading the article that Marie McDonald, an elevator contractor, contacted Ms. Moats, and the two began their effort to not only enlist other women in the construction industry, but to also gain the support of the local construction employers. Throughout the course of that year, the two established the San Francisco Chapter, began enlisting members, and in April 1959, Chapter #19 received its charter. As Chapter #19 grew, it became an important presence in the local construction industry. It afforded contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, architects and designers the ability to meet together on common grounds – that of employers of women working in the construction industry. Continued support by the local community beyond the traditional project and operations side of construction (including but not limited to judges, attorneys, politicians, and other association and agency officers and personnel) has helped bolster the strength of the chapter, and kept it around to remain a resource for women in the industry for over half of a century.