RVWA Newsletter_Aug 2026

RV WOMAN’S ALLIANCE 2026 INDUSTRY SURVEY RVWA's 2026 Industry Survey was conducted by independent research firm Cairn Consulting Group across 388 RV industry professionals, and offers the clearest picture yet of where women stand in our workforce.

Numbers worth knowing

49% PARTICIPATION DIRECTION

of industry professionals say the RV industry is heading the right direction on women's participation

from 29% in 2021

47% WORKFORCE

POTENTIAL WORKFORCE 76% of companies face challenges finding interested women from 67% in 2023

more women than 2 years ago

from 24% in 2021

54% RECRUITMENT

71% 42% ACTIVE RECRUITMENT

in manufacturing specifically

of companies are actively recruiting women

from 66% in 2021

nearly 30 points in 5 years

3% PRIORITY DROP

of companies now evaluate workforce gender composition from 14% in 2023

56% CROSS-SECTOR GAP

of respondents say their company has fewer women compared to other industries

nearly double from 2023

43% WAGE GAP

of respondents believe the wage gap between men and women is greater than 10%

THE HIGHEST IN THE SURVEY’S HISTORY

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