Miron Construction’s ‘Build Like a Girl’ Sets Up for Second Year

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NEENAH, Wis. — From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, June 23, Miron Construction Co., Inc. will welcome 40 female students from local classrooms to its Neenah, Wisconsin headquarters for the second annual Build Like a Girl event. The day-long program aims to showcase opportunities for women in the construction industry and combat both the severe lack of women in the field and the skills gap affecting the industry as a whole. The free event is open to seventh- through 10th-grade girls interested in learning about careers in construction. Participants’ full-day of activities will include a panel discussion with … Read more

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Partnerships Help Grow Female Interest in Apprenticeships

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FAIRFAX, Va. – To those outside the industry, sheet metal work may seem like a man’s world. Internally, journeywomen are thriving, and although the percentage of female sheet metal apprentices is at 4.2 percent, that’s double what it was only two years ago, according to the International Training Institute, the education arm of the unionized sheet metal, welding and air conditioning industry. Nationally, the construction industry in general is made up of 3 percent women, according to Chicago Women in Trades. Partnerships and affiliations with women’s trade groups such as Oregon Tradeswomen Inc. in Portland, Washington; Chicago (Illinois) Women in … Read more

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