Tag: MoWIT
Record attendance at latest MoWIT Survival Skills workshop
Affton, MO – The most recent Missouri Women in Trades (MoWIT) Construction Survival Skills workshop, held during National Apprenticeship Week, was the most well-attended...
Girls learn tools of the trade from local craftswomen
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
Affton, MO – With the sounds of hammers hitting nails and saws and drills abuzz, excitement was in the air for 35...
Female volunteers, apprentices gain valuable experience at MoWIT workdays at WES
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
For women considering a career in the trades and apprentices interested in learning new skills, volunteering at one of the Missouri Women...
MoWIT, Carpenters to host free woodworking workshop for girls April 21
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
Missouri Women in Trades (MoWIT) and the St. Louis-Kansas City Carpenters Regional Council’s Joint Apprenticeship Program are hosting a free half-day woodworking...
MoWIT offering mentoring program to BUD graduates
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
Missouri Women in Trades (MoWIT) soon will begin offering a mentoring program to graduates of the Building Union Diversity (BUD) program to...
MoWIT celebrates new digs in St. Louis Workers Education Society building
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
For the first time in seven years, Missouri Women in Trades (MoWIT) has a physical location thanks to a three-year agreement with...
MoWIT receives second round of funding for women’s Construction Survival Skills...
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
Missouri Women in Trades (MoWIT) has been awarded a second grant from the Women’s Foundation of Greater St. Louis to help fund...
MOWIT, NAWIC receive St. Louis proclamation for Women in Construction Week
Beth Barton, president of Missouri Women in Trades (right), and Sandra Carter, president of the St. Louis chapter of the National Association of Women...
Female union carpenters share love of construction with Girl Scouts
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
A group of female union carpenters and other volunteers helped several Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri earn their Woodworking Badges on Saturday.
The...
Ice cream social March 7 to celebrate Women in Construction week
Missouri Women in Trades (MoWIT) and the St. Louis chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) are teaming up to host...