Building a Network of Women in the Skilled Trades
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Our mission is to help female students learn about and start careers in high-paying, high-skilled careers in union construction trades.
Student Leadership Council
Our non-traditional CTE students strengthen their leadership skills
Our Mission
Massachusetts Girls in Trades was launched in 2015 by a partnership of educational, governmental and union organizations with a shared goal of supporting and encouraging female career and technical education students and alumnae to pursue careers in the building trades. The group's mission is to help female students in middle school and high school--as well as recent high school graduates--to learn about and start careers in high-paying, high-skilled careers in union construction trades.
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Our Students, Alumni, and Partners Say...
Massachusetts Girls in Trades is a movement to expose and recruit young women to the union building trades, and to increase their retention and their advancement in the trades.
Mary Vogel, Advisory BoardHaving the knowledge of the opportunities that are out there for not only my trade but every trade is huge. There are so many paths out there and there is one that fits every person. Being in a non-traditional field can be extremely difficult at times but having access to new positions and unions can be a huge support system in many aspects.
Jillian Houle, FCTS Advanced Manufacturing (Class of '24)When I was in high school, I attended the MA GIT Conference & Career Fair. I looked up at the tradeswomen speaking to me and I was like, ‘This is so cool – I want to be them.’
Allison Deady, IBEW 103 member