Award-winning Litsa Adamou is the first qualified female building inspector in South Australia. Litsa is passionate about giving back to her industry by sharing her learnings to help other women build their career in the building and construction industry, find their work-life balance and support males in the building industry looking to retain or hire women.

Litsa is a proud mum and her family are her 'why' and the reason why she strives to lead by example and balance work and life.

Litsa’s award-winning story and success as a female in a male-dominated industry has not been without its challenges. She has had to work harder to prove her capabilities in order to gain the recognition and respect that any industry professional deserves. Nevertheless, Litsa saw the challenges she faced as an opportunity to showcase her skills and to carve the pathway for other women in the industry by challenging gender stereotypes and advocating for women and skillset based recruitment. Litsa is passionate about giving back to her industry by sharing her learnings to help other women build their career in the building and construction industry, find their work-life balance and support males in the building industry looking to retain or hire women.”