In late April the Women in Construction Program had the pleasure of attending the Women Building California and the Nation, Women in the Trades Conference. This conference hosted in Sacramento, CA was an event with over 900 women from across the nation and the world. This conference had women of all trades and experiences from apprentices to master level trades women. This was a wonderful experience to be in a room with women who had been working in the trades for some over 40yrs. With speakers from Presidents of different unions to journeymen this was an eye opening experience an a inspiration. To see all the support tradeswomen were giving each other was an amazing thing to be a part of. This 3 day conference served as a learning experience not only because of the different trades represented but also because of the breakout sessions teaching women about their rights and policies that will be in place that are trying to get more women in the trades. With more and more women deciding to get into the construction trades it is exciting to know that conferences like this are out there. So all the tradeswomen out there... the Women in Construction program WILL see you next year!
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