Acronyms
DEIA
What is Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility?
Within the construction industry nationwide, what percentage of employees are women?
A. 0-9%
B.10-20%
C.25-35%
D.40-50%
What is B. 10-20%
(11% as of May 2023. Source: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission).
The quality of being fair and just, especially in a way that takes account of and seeks to address existing inequalities
What is Equity?
In 2023, what percentage of people hired by FHWA had a reported disability?
A. 0-5%
B.10-15%
C. 20-25%
D. 30-35%
What is B. 10-15%
(Source: FHWA At A Glance FY2023)
This holiday, observed on the third Monday of January, honors the achievements of a notable U.S. civil rights leader.
What is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day?
EAP
What is Employee Assistance Program?
When a Latina woman works in construction, what are the odds she will work with another Latina woman?
A. 1:20
B. 1:50
C. 1:100
D. 1:1000
What is C. 1:100?
(Source: Chicago Women in Trades: National Center for Women's Equity in Apprenticeship and Employment).
The unintentional favoring of certain groups or outcomes due to implicit attitudes or stereotypes
What is Unconscious Bias?
In 2023, what percentage of team leads across FHWA identified as black?
A. 0-10%
B.10-20%
C.20-30%
D.30-40%
What is B. 10-20%?
(Source: FHWA At a Glance FY2023)
This day, associated with the color purple and celebrated on March 8th, honors the achievements of women and promotes women's rights.
What is International Women's Day?
LGBTQIA+
What is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or Questioning), Intersex, Asexual, and limitless possibility?
At CFL, what percentage of the construction field pool is female?
A. 0-10%
B. 10-20%
C. 25-30%
D. 30-35%
What is B. 10-20%?
(As of Nov. 2024, 18%. Source: CFL Org Chart)
A person or organization that actively supports the rights of a minority or marginalized group without being a member of it
What is an Ally?
In 2023, 2,845 people were employed at FHWA. What percentage of these were Gen Zers (people born 1997-2012)?
A. Less than 5%
B. 5-10%
C. 10-15%
D. 15-20%
What is A. Less than 5%?
(35 Gen Zers were employed full time across FHWA in 2023 - 1.2% of the total workforce, Source: FHWA At a Glance FY2023)
This month is celebrated annually as both Mental Health Awareness Month and Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
What is May?
BIPOC
What is Black, Indigenous, and (other) People of Color?
As of 2020, what percentage of women have considered leaving the construction industry citing a lack of respect, discrimination, or harassment as the top reason?
A. 10-20%
B. 30-40%
C. 40-50%
D. 60-70%
What is C. 40-50%?
(45%, Source: US Dept. of Labor)
The taking over of creative or artistic forms, themes, or practices by one cultural group from another.
What is Cultural Appropriation?
In 2023, FHWA had 1,735 employees level GS-13 or higher. How many were women?
A. 200-300
B. 400-500
C. 600-700
D. 800-1000
What is C. 600-700?
(682 or 39%, Source: FHWA At a Glance FY2023)
This month is designated annually as National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), when we celebrate the value and talent workers with disabilities add to America's workplaces and economy.
What is October?
PFL
What is "Person-first language"?
What percentage of all CFL employees are women?
A. 15-25%
B. 25-35%
C. 45-55%
D. 55-65%
What is B. 25-35%?
30% of all CFL Employees (including contractors) are women.
(Source: CFL Nov. 2024 Org Chart)
The idea that multiple identities cross to create a whole identity (gender, race, sexual orientation, disability, etc.)
What is Intersectionality?
In 2023, what percentage of FHWA employees were eligible for retirement or eligible within 5 years or less?
A. 15%
B. 20%
C. 30%
D. More than 30%
What is D. More than 30%?
(33.6%, Source: FHWA At a Glance FY2023)
Each year, between October and November, Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains across the world celebrate this five-day festival of new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness. For some, it also coincides with harvest and new year celebrations
What is Diwali?