Tag: Missouri Women in Trades
MoWIT to offer new Construction Survival Skills program to women entering...
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
Missouri Women in Trades (MoWIT) is gearing up to launch a pilot program to prepare women considering entering the construction trades with...
Local tradeswoman going on first U.S. Tradeswomen Delegation to India
Fundraising pages set up to send Beth Barton on the trip
A job in construction helped Beth Barton to leave an abusive relationship, care for...
Beth Barton: Never give up
Persistence, female mentors keys to women succeeding in the trades
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
The road to becoming a carpenter wasn’t an easy one for Beth Barton....
St. Louis women shine at national tradeswomen conference
St. Louis was well represented by a diverse group of tradeswomen at the 2016 Women Build Nations Conference in Chicago.
The sixth annual conference was...
Tradeswomen networking event/fundraiser set for April 6
Missouri Women in the Trades (MoWIT) is sponsoring a networking event on April 6 to help raise money to send local tradeswomen to the...
St. Louis craftswomen teach Girl Scouts tools of the trade
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
Affton, MO – A group of local union tradeswomen helped several Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri earn their Woodworking Badges by sharing...
Chicago to host inspirational, nationwide tradeswomen conference
By Sheri Gassaway
Correspondent
Great news for St. Louis-area tradeswomen who have always been interested in attending a Women Build Nations Conference, but couldn’t make the...