Episode 156 – Women in the Trades

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW39380001 BCX9"> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW39380001 BCX9"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW39380001 BCX9"><span class= "TextRun SCXW39380001 BCX9" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW39380001 BCX9">Women only make up 4% of the </span><span class= "ContextualSpellingAndGrammarError SCXW39380001 BCX9">trades</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW39380001 BCX9">workforce nationally, but Iowa is trying to grow that number.</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW39380001 BCX9">Samantha Groark, Executive Director of Central Iowa Building Trades,</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW39380001 BCX9">joins the show to</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW39380001 BCX9">talk about the upcoming Women in Trades Conference on March 4.</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW39380001 BCX9">Find out what makes</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW39380001 BCX9">event</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW39380001 BCX9">s like th</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW39380001 BCX9">is on</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW39380001 BCX9">e so</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW39380001 BCX9">valuable</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW39380001 BCX9">and hear</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW39380001 BCX9">her pitch to women who are considering a career in</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW39380001 BCX9">this high-demand industry. </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW39380001 BCX9"> </span></span><span class= "EOP SCXW39380001 BCX9" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> </div>