“Moving Women Into the Trades,” conference was held on May 12 for women who want to enter non–traditional employment to earn significantly more money than they can in female dominated occupations. Lillian McCormick, Director of Women on the Job commented “Women on average earn less than 77% of what men earn. They have to work more than 6 days to earn what men do in 5.”

At the forum, the women learned about apprenticeship programs, requirements, and applications, and received guidance and support on the hurdles they would face. As Lillian McCormick explained, “May is a particularly important time for this meeting since apprenticeship programs recruit during June and July. Women on the Job anticipates making this forum an annual event.

Among the trades represented were Heavy and Highway Construction Craft Laborers, Skilled Laborers, the Electrical Industry, Carpenters, and Construction Training Centers of New York State.

The forum was conducted in cooperation with Hempsteadworks Workforce Investment System, The New York State Department of Labor and Nassau Community College Career Counseling Center. (All panelists etc could be listed here)

Women on the Job is a not for profit organization promoting equal employment rights and the advancement of women in the workplace.

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May 2004