Nontraditional Employment for Women Interview
Construction and many trade careers are highly segregated and gender-specific career paths. Women represent a small number in the industry. Exploring trade careers gives women career options.
Nontraditional Employment For Women in New York is on a mission to break traditional norms by preparing women for employment in constitution, utility, and maintenance trades.
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March 8, 2023
Nontraditional Employment For Women Is Eliminating Gender Gap Trade Careers
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Trade careers are historically male dominant. Since 1978, the number of women working in trade careers numbered 2%. In today's episode, we talked with Kate Krug, Vice President of Development and Communications at Nontraditional Employment For Women in New York.
Nontraditional Employment For Women in New York wants to give equal opportunities to women through trade careers. They are an organization that trains women for skilled blue collar careers. Nontraditional Employment is on a mission to secure high wage jobs for women in the blue collar sector.
Through their training programs, the organization places women with employers from this industry. Kate says that trade careers don't require a college degree. This significantly lessens the impact of student debt should women pursue traditional employment. By being able to work in various construction trades and similar paths, women get access to sustainable financial support and stability.
Partnering with Trade Unions
Nontraditional Employment also pairs women with New York City trade unions, such as construction unions to give women a chance. So far, they've secured more than 3,000 jobs for women in this sector. Through their programs, women in New York City work as carpenters, electricians, ironworkers, laborers, plumbers, and more. Kate says that women pursuing any trade job significantly helps change the way society views the role of women in the workforce.
Nontraditional Employment For Women in New York helps women achieve economic independence and helps prepare women for skilled construction jobs and various services.
Listen here to the whole interview to find out how Nontraditional Employment for Women in New York goes about preparing, training, and placing women in careers in the skilled construction, utility, and maintenance trades. If you want to help, the organization welcomes donations.
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