Repost: Construction-Training Grads Are All Women

The Construction Workforce Initiative 2 Program in New Haven, CT, recently presented 37 women with certificates of completion. This graduation ceremony marked the matriculation of their first women-only class in the construction training program. (Markeshia, 23 Oct. 2014).

Visit http://www.newhavenindependent.org to read the full article.

Girls at Work, Inc. MusicFest 2014: 2-for-1 Tickets on Sale Today!

Girls at Work, Inc. is a non-profit in southern New Hampshire that has worked for 13 years to empower young girls by giving them power tools. Check out their upcoming evening of live music, good food, raffles, and more to support this great organization.

Repost: Francoise Jacobsohn Joins ERA with Taskforce on Tradeswomen’s Issues

Equal Rights Advocates recently announced that Françoise Jacobsohn, who serves as a co-chair of the National Task Force on Tradeswomen's Issues and a Fellow at the Cornell ILR Labor and Employment Law Program (LEL), recently joined their organization to restart their Tradeswomen’s Advocacy Project (ERA Staff, 21 Oct. 2014). Along with co-chair Wider Opportunities for Women, the National Task Force will aim "to improve and enforce the law on equal opportunity for tradeswomen through education and legislative and policy advocacy" (ERA Staff, 21 Oct. 2014).

Visit http://www.equalrights.org/ to read the full article.