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Here to Stay: Black, Latina, and Afro-Latina Women in Construction Trades Apprenticeships and Employment
Here to Stay: Black, Latina, and Afro-Latina Women in Construction Trades Apprenticeships and Employment

Here to Stay: Black, Latina, and Afro-Latina Women in Construction Trades Apprenticeships and Employment

The skilled construction trades provide opportunities to build careers that are both challenging and fulfilling, pay a family sustaining wage with benefits, and can be accessed through ‘learn as you earn’ apprenticeships. Apprenticeships are particularly common in the unionized sector of the construction industry, where contractors and unions jointly run and fund apprenticeship programs.

By Chandra Childers and Lark Jackson|2021-04-21T14:22:53-05:00March 9, 2021|Briefing Paper, Economic, Security, Mobility, and Equity, Publications|0 Comments

New Report Lifts up the Voices of Black, Latina and Afro-Latina Women in the Construction Trades
New Report Lifts up the Voices of Black, Latina and Afro-Latina Women in the Construction Trades

New Report Lifts up the Voices of Black, Latina and Afro-Latina Women in the Construction Trades

Washington, D.C. – A new policy brief, “Here to Stay: Black, Latina and Afro-Latina Women in Construction Trades Apprenticeships and Employment,” highlights that while the number of Black women apprentices grew by over 50 percent and the number of Latina apprentices nearly doubled between 2016 and 2019, Black and Latina women remain severely underrepresented (3.6 percent) in federally registered trade apprenticeships.

By Erin Weber|2021-03-08T21:44:37-05:00March 8, 2021|Press Releases|0 Comments

COnstruction

Here to Stay: Black, Latina, and Afro-Latina Women in Construction Trades Apprenticeships and Employment

New Report Lifts up the Voices of Black, Latina and Afro-Latina Women in the Construction Trades

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