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WOMEN IN NON-TRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS
Chicago Tribune
7/02/04 Chicago Tribune
Lack of College Shouldn’t Keep Women Down
Article discusses women and non-traditional work and highlights UIC professor, Sharon Mastracci’s book: “Breaking out of the Pink-Collar Ghetto: Policy Solutions for Non-College Women.”
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Plumbing and Mechanical
10/24/04 Plumbing and Mechanical
We Need More Female Plumbers
Article examines what attracts women into construction trades, what detracts them from the trades, and what employers can do to draw in more women into the trades.
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Washington Post
4/20/03 Washington Post
Why Are All the Workmen...Men?
Article highlights the lack of women working in high-wage, high-skill careers and the need to create more pathways for women into these careers.
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CHICAGO WOMEN IN TRADES IN THE NEWS
CWIT in 10-28-07 Chicago Tribune
10-28-07 Chicago Tribune
WOMEN GAIN TOOLS FOR SUCCESS by Karoun Demirjian -- When the last of her four chiuldren graduated in June, Lenean Thomas decided it was time for a career change...
Chicago Journal
8-26-04 Chicago Journal
Jill of all Trades: Chicago Women in Trades Prepares Workers for Lucrative Construction Jobs in Fields Traditionally Dominated by Men
Article highlights the following women: Renee Hill—apprentice electrician and CWIT Technical Opportunities Program Alumni, Sharon Mastracci—assistant professor of public administration at UIC, and Deanna Hodges—CWIT outreach coordinator, and Susan Donovan—CWIT public policy director as they relate to women in nontraditional fields.
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10/13/04 holaHoy
Organización para el Empleo Recibe Donativo
Article reports the $2.1 million dollar U.S. Department of Labor granted to Chicago Women in Trades. Article is written in Spanish.
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Chicago Tribune
3/07/01 Chicago Tribune
Finding Sisterhood the Reasons have Changed, but Many are Joining Women-Only Organizations
Article provides a historical context of female-spaces and highlights CWIT’s services to support tradeswomen. Article also discusses the reasoning behind the existence of women-only organizations.
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Federation News
Federation News
Chicago Women in Trades Receives $2.1 Million Grant
Article discusses the Women in the Skilled Trades (WIST) project and the U.S. Department of Labor $2.1 million granted to CWIT.
Chicago Tribune
10/05/04 Chicago Tribune
Grant Builds on Effort to get Women into Building Trades
Article announces the $2.1 million dollars granted to CWIT from the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Daily Herald
10/05/04 Daily Herald
$2 Million Labor Grant Announced in Village
Article announces the $2.1 million dollars granted to CWIT from the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Southwest News Herald
10/07/04 Southwest News Herald
More Outreach and Training Programs Ahead for Chicago Women in Trades
Article discusses CWIT’s three year plan and $2.1 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Chicago Sun Times
10/05/04 Chicago Sun-Times
$2 Million Grant Beckons Women to Trades
Article announces the $2.1 million dollars granted to CWIT from the U.S. Department of Labor.
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TRADESWOMEN STORIES
Chicago Tribune
9/03/00 Chicago Tribune
Labor’s Front Lines as Unions Fight for New Members,
These Five are in the Trenches
Article discusses the union and labor movement in Chicago and the need to address and respond to and include minorities, immigrants, and women. The article presents CWIT Board Member Kina McAfee who is one of the few female carpenter instructors in Chicago, and out of 28 instructors in the carpenters training center in Elk Grove Village, she is one of two blacks.
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The Star
1/02/05 The Star
Women's Work: Pioneering Females are Making their Mark in the Trades
Article focuses on the personal experiences of Stephanie Dubose, discusses gender inequity in the workforce, the U.S. Department of Labor grant, and ways in which the Technical Opportunities Program and Chicago Women in Trades has worked to empower women to become self-sufficient.
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Chicago Tribune
7/23/03 Chicago Tribune
20s A Life of Your Own Series: Defining Moments: A Journey Throughout the Decades.
Article follows a number of women in their 20s, one of whom is Sarah Stigler, a CWIT Technical Opportunities Program alumnus. Stigler discusses her dreams of becoming a plumber and the process she went through applying and being accepted into Local Union 130.
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EDUCATIONAL EQUITY/VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Chicago Tribune
9/25/02 Chicago Tribune
Apprentices' Wait is Usually Worthwhile
Article discusses the benefits of apprenticeship programs and earning while you learn. Carol Kleinman also talks to CWIT Board Member, Kina McAfee about apprenticeship opportunities.
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New York Times
6/7/02 New York Times
Group Says Course Training Still Breaks Along Sex Lines
Article discusses gender segregation within vocational training programs where 96 percent of the students training for jobs in cosmetology are girls, while 94 percent of students in plumbing and electrical work are boys. Article also mentions Geri Harston, CWIT Board member and her experience of being steered away from her dreams of becoming an electrician.
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INDIVIDUAL TRADE PUBLICATIONS/WOMEN IN UNIONS
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WORKSITE SAFETY AND CONDITIONS FOR WOMEN
Chicago Sun-Times
4/14/05 Chicago Sun-Times
Bill Would Give State Control of Union Apprentice Plans
Article discusses the proposal introduced by Senate President Emil Jones to place apprenticeship training programs placed under state control. CWIT Director of Public Policy, Susan Donovan included in article stating that state oversight is not the sole key to building diversity in the trades.
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