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A Woman's World: Brunow overcame gender barriers to start thriving construction, clothing businesses
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Tamara Brunow felt career advancement was out of her reach. She was being pigeonholed and passed over as a woman working in the male-dominated construction industry — a field where women usually work as administrative assistants or in marketing and sales.