{"id":1230,"date":"2026-03-07T09:01:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T14:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/2026\/03\/07\/the-view-from-above-women-in-gta-construction-crane-operation\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T09:01:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T14:01:34","slug":"the-view-from-above-women-in-gta-construction-crane-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/2026\/03\/07\/the-view-from-above-women-in-gta-construction-crane-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"The View From Above: Women in GTA Construction & Crane Operation"},"content":{"rendered":"

This isn’t your typical real estate story, but it’s one intrinsically linked to the GTA’s skyline. Construction is booming, shaping the future of our city, but who are the people behind the cranes? While women are estimated to represent only 15% of the Canadian construction workforce, this piece sheds light on one woman’s experience as a crane operator. Learn about Manuela Preis’s journey, the challenges she faces, and the unique perspective she brings to the GTA’s construction landscape. Her story highlights the complexities of crane operation and the importance of safety and precision in building our city. Read the full interview on Storeys.com to gain a deeper understanding of this vital role.<\/p>\n

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Meet Manuela Preis, a crane operator helping to shape the GTA skyline. Her story shines a light on the complexities of construction and the vital role women play in building our city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1229,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[287,640,182,641,207,639],"class_list":["post-1230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-construction","tag-crane-operator","tag-gta","tag-manuela-preis","tag-toronto","tag-women-in-construction"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}