Legal Momentum Blog
Legal Momentum Blog
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Sexual violence against women is rampant at colleges and universities. Around 10 million1 young women are currently enrolled in college and they are eager to pursue their chosen majors and prepare for their futures.
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Tradeswomen’s Tuesday
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“I love my job,” says every tradeswoman I have met since launching Tradeswomen’s Tuesdays in March. Having grown up around electrician Carolyn Walters, it was no surprise to me that women could succeed and thrive in the construction industry. However, hearing their genuine enthusiasm and pride for their work highlighted how the trades can provide women with a career that provides high wages and great opportunities.
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Pauline Sealy
Sheet Metal Worker
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Carolyn Walters
Electrician (Retired)
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Wendy Webb
Apprentice Program Field Director
Construction and General Building Laborers’ Local 79
“I’m their lifeline,” says Wendy Webb, of her current role as Apprentice Program Field Director for the Construction and General Building Laborers’ Local 79. This role takes Wendy out into the field to talk to apprentices as they learn the ropes on their job sites on the road to success.
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Lynn Hecht Schafran, Director of Legal Momentum's National
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Rocky Hwasta
Carpenter, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
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Leah Rambo
Training Director, Sheet Metal Workers Local 28
(From Left: Wendy Webb, Apprenticeship Field Director for Local 79 Laborers, Lauren Sugarman, Director of Women and Work at Wider Opportunities for Women and Co-Chair, Task Force on Tradeswomen’s Issues, Leah Rambo)
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Beth Barton
Carpenter, CU Local 1596
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