WOMEN BUILD NEVADA
Union electricians Michelle Abell (organizer) and Nicole Perez (journeywoman & instructor) of IBEW Local 401 in Reno/Sparks.
Less than 10% of construction jobs in the U.S. are filled by women, and in Nevada those numbers are even lower, despite that the need for workers in our building and construction trades keeps growing to keep pace with Nevada’s booming construction industry. Meanwhile, women across nearly all industries are paid less than men for the same work.
We’ve teamed up with the Northern Nevada Apprenticeship Coordinator’s Association (NNACA) to launch the Women Build Nevada initiative. Through outreach, events, school tours, community partnerships, active recruiting, leadership training, and a tradeswomen mentoring and support network, the initiative will tackle the shortage of women in the construction workforce by increasing awareness that the skilled trades are a golden ticket to a creative and satisfying career—with lifelong learning opportunities, and financial independence that guarantees women equal pay at all stages of their careers.
Learn more at WomenBuildNevada.Org.
The 2019 Women Build Nevada Career Expo was a success! Thank you to all who came out to make it a fun, informative event for tomorrow’s tradeswomen.
Eight Reno/Sparks area tradeswomen at all stages of their careers talk about what it's like working as a woman in the building and construction trades.
If you’re an organization, community leader, or legislator interested in partnering on programming to increase and support women in construction in Northern Nevada, or you’re a woman working in the building and construction trades and want more information about local groups and programs for supporting and advancing women in the building and construction trades, contact us now.