New research from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research shows that tradeswomen are less likely to be promoted, retained on core crews, and receive the same technical training as their male counterparts.
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There is a beautiful tapestry we can collectively weave by continuing to break down the barriers and eliminate the stigma around mental health.
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As a utility pole inspector, Krista Rockenbach loves that she’s always somewhere new.
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Union membership pays significant dividends to women, including higher wages and a narrower wage gap.
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To build a strong skilled trades workforce, girls must be introduced. Early.
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Generally, women tend to shrink themselves so that others can feel tall. Stop it.
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Employers in the construction industry must be vigilant in their efforts to protect women from sexual abuse and discrimination in the workplace.
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Such extraordinary growth is a blessing for the construction industry, but meeting such demand comes with many challenges as companies push to deploy with speed and at scale while maintaining profit margins.
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To overcome workplace challenges, this craftswoman is learning to embrace her achievements, celebrate progress, and continue to challenge herself.
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MyWIC is developing America’s next generation of female leaders by teaching them about the construction and skilled trades industry.
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Keep this in mind if you find yourself being stereotyped in some way.
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“Be the change you seek. You belong in the room, at the table, the head of the table, and you even have the capability to create new rooms.”
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This mom gets to tuck her kids in every night. That, plus earning a salary that supports her family, makes all the difference in the world.
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A colleague said there was no way she could get a trucking license. So…she did.
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Where is the language that is required behind the façade of DEI boards that have been set up to check boxes? Where are the additional services to actually teach that language?
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Seeing someone “get over '' something that you are not able to reconcile can leave you feeling like there is something wrong with you. There’s not.
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Now more than ever, it’s important that we teach girls that they, too, are allowed to get dirty, to work with their hands, to find value in seeing the finished project, and to be part of the construction industry.
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No one understands what those in construction are going through better than others in the industry.
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Anxiety keeps us on alert in case we need to protect ourselves from being attacked. The thing is most of us don’t have to worry about being eaten by bears on a regular basis.
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