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Happy 20 Percent Day! This month, we are showcasing IUOE Operating Engineers Local 98 out of Western MA. With 27.6% women in their apprenticeship program, they currently hold the spot for the highest percentage of women apprentices in the state. … Continue reading →

Happy 20% Day. Today, it’s all about the girls, specifically, Massachusetts Girls in Trades. For the 2019-20 school year, 19.7% of all students enrolled CTE construction-related programs are female. This is no small feat, as the percentage of women in the trades nationwide … Continue reading →

 Apprenticeship Program WomenQ4  2018 WomenQ4  2019 Percent increase Roofers Local 33 9 16 77.7% Pipefitters Local 537 10 16 60% Elevator Constructors Local 41 2 3 50% Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 14 19 35.7% Boston Electricians Local 103 85 … Continue reading →

The latest data is in and 9.22% of union trade apprentices in Massachusetts are now women. This means Massachusetts has the highest percentage of women in union apprenticeships than anywhere in the US. This is despite the national US average … Continue reading →

As we have said at every PGTI meeting for 11 years, there is no silver bullet to crushing the barriers to women’s access to good jobs in the trades and to reaching the goal of 20% by 2020. But there are … Continue reading →