The exposition “Constructing equality” presented by photoville and photographed by Roshni Khatri captures the journey of women in the construction world. As Khatri wrote on one of the big boards installed between 27 and 28 streets on 10th ave, “Only 3.4 percent of construction trades workers are women.” Through her work she gives visibility to the hardships these women go through on a daily basis at their job.
Despite the catchy yellow present on the billboards, they are a little tough to read as they are hung up above a City-bike station.
For each woman presented, Khatri displayed two pictures; one taken vertically where they can be seen in their work environment, and another one taken horizontally where the ladies are either with their family or loved ones.

One of the women captured in the exhibit, Taji Riley explained facing sexist remarks in her job and wished that her male coworkers gave her importance for her skills and not her looks.
Below the pictures, Khatri also added quotes about the different women’s struggles working in the industry. One of them reads, “I’m here because I should be, is whah I try to tell myself, and is what I would want all women in the trades to understand — this is not the boy’s club anymore.”
As a woman I found the exhibit interesting as it sheds light on a topic that I haven’t seen much before in the media or even in photography. I believe it is important to keep portraying minorities in order to bring more awareness about their place in a certain part of society, no matter which one it is that we are talking about.