A co-ed Pre-Apprenticeship Program (PAP) achieved 72% women. When it stopped its outreach to women, it dropped to 17% women. In this change we see some best practices for outreach to women. What happened: When recruitment strategies for the first … Continue reading
Congress passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (aka the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) which will invest $110 billion in much needed new funds for roads, bridges, and other infrastructure work across the US over the next five years. However, without … Continue reading
PGTI: The Policy Group on Tradeswomen’s Issues is completing it’s 13th year. This year we published a book chapter on our founding and how our multi-stakeholder collaboration was able to triple the percent of women in the trades in Massachusetts. … Continue reading
Today we launch Version 9 of Finishing the Job, the PGTI manual of Best Practices for a Diverse Workforce in the Construction Industry. The first version of Finishing the Job, was created in 2013. This was and continues to be … Continue reading
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Since PGTI and the Building Trades Unions began partnering with staff in Massachusetts Vocational Technical High Schools to ensure greater access and support for young women in construction-related education programs, the percent of females in these programs has steadily increased. … Continue reading