Join us for IWPR’s 2026 Power+ Summit, The Power Grid: Driving Gender Equity Forward, taking place September 28–29 in Detroit, MI.
Together, we will spark bold ideas, share breakthroughs, and shape the future of gender equity.
More women than ever work in the trades, including women apprentices from all racial and ethnic backgrounds. Yet, while numbers are growing, women still are fewer than one in twenty of construction workers.
Please join us for a webinar on November 17 to mark the release of IWPR’s new report on what helps and hinders women’s success in the trades. The report is based on the IWPR 2021 Tradeswomen’s Retention and Advancement Survey, which was answered by over 2,600 tradeswomen, including close to 600 apprentices. Participants will hear directly from tradeswomen about the role of the broader tradeswomen community and women-focused training programs in supporting the next generation of women working in the trades. Federal and state program administrators will also join to discuss policies that help create respectful, discrimination-free workplaces and ensure that women get fair access to publicly funded construction jobs.
Speakers
- Janelle DeJan, IBEW 130, NOTEP Electrical Instructor; Founder of NOLA Skilled Women in the Trades and Manufacturing
- Ariane Hegewisch, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Women’s Policy Research
- Denise Johnson, Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, ANEW Seattle, Rise Up program
- Hieu Nguyen, North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, Co-Chair of the Boston Sisters in the Brotherhood
- Sebrina Owens-Wilson, Regional Impact Program Manager, Portland, OR Metro
- Maya Raghu, Deputy Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (TBC)
- Thia Tomasich, Fourth Year Apprentice, Ironworkers Local 10 (Kansas City)
- Bryce Covert, Independent Journalist and contributing writer at The Nation (Moderator)