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Alumna Morgan Dawson鈥檚 Construction Pants Combine Comfort and Utility

After 麻豆精选alumna Morgan Dawson, BS 鈥20, started her career in the construction field, she realized that women in the industry did not have the appropriate clothing for the job.  

If Dawson wore jeans, they were too tight. If she wore boy's construction pants, they didn鈥檛 fit her body. Something had to be done. 

Dawson took it upon herself to create , a line of pants made specifically for women in construction. The line of classic work pants launched in July 2022, and she is already planning to launch a fire-resistant line of pants next month. 

Dawson鈥檚 work pants have been very well received by women in the construction field. 

It鈥檚 been amazing,鈥 Dawson said. 鈥淓veryone is like 鈥榃ow this is so needed.鈥 Everyone loves the design and loves the fit. I designed them off pants that I wear every day that I knew were comfortable and I knew would fit right for the female body.鈥 

麻豆精选Alumna Morgan Dawson created Dawson Workwear construction pants.

The pants are made of 100% cotton and come in the shades of olive and taupe. They have deep back pockets, double stitching at the knees and heels to prevent wear and tear and utility pockets to hold tools. They are manufactured in Los Angeles. 

The company also sells a Dawson Workwear patch hat with the company logo on it. 

To create the construction pants, Dawson enlisted help from friends in Kent State鈥檚 fashion design program. She did research to determine what fabrics would be best and hired a project manager in Los Angeles to help with manufacturing.  

鈥淚 started finalizing the design and picked out fabrics and colors,鈥 she said. 鈥淭here is so much that goes into creating a pair of pants that you don鈥檛 think about.鈥 

Dawson grew up in Columbus, where she tagged along to construction sites with her father, who is a mason. She graduated from Granville High School in 2016.  

When she arrived at Kent State, she did not declare a major until the end of her first year, after having spoken with friends and faculty from Kent State鈥檚 construction management program

Dawson, who was a member of Delta Gamma sorority at 麻豆精选from her freshman to senior years, had an amazing experience at the university. The professors go above and beyond to make sure students are well educated and connect with potential employers, she said. 

After graduating, Dawson worked for a construction firm in Washington, D.C., where she had interned her junior year. Earlier this year she moved to Birmingham, Alabama, to work for Orchestra Partners, a planning and redevelopment firm, as a development associate. 

Dawson is among the 11% of women who work in the construction industry as of March 2022, It is a small segment of the industry; however, it is inspiring to see more women considering construction as a career, she said. 

Dawson Workwear construction pants are made specifically to fit females.

鈥淔or women in the construction industry, I know it鈥檚 intimidating at first, but it鈥檚 a rewarding field,鈥 Dawson said. 鈥淚 talked to some of the women in the construction management program now and it is so inspiring to see that girls realize that they can do this job and that it doesn鈥檛 have to be a male-dominated industry. I tell them to take a leap of faith and believe you can do it.鈥 

For more information about Kent State鈥檚 construction management program, go to /caed/construction-management.  

For more information about Dawson Workwear, go to .  

Updated: Friday, December 9, 2022 06:58 PM