Hands-on Conferences for 8th Grade and High School Girls
WWC organizes free, one-day Totally Trades conferences throughout Maine to encourage female students to consider careers in fields traditionally dominated by men.
Each year more than 500 girls have the opportunity to explore careers in trades and technology. Featured careers include:
- Highway Construction
- Bridge Building
- Working with Wood
- Building Construction
- Cable Technician
- Electrical
- Plumbing and Heating
- Alternative Energy
“We want to give girls a hands-on workshop experience to spark their interest and raise awareness about a career field that they may not have previously considered, as well as provide female role models – women who can lead by example, having already succeeded in pursuing work that traditionally is viewed as ‘man’s work’,” says Suzanne Senechal-Jandreau, Aroostook County WWC Regional Manager.
Spring 2012 Totally Trades Conferences are scheduled for:
United Technologies Center in Bangor – Friday, April 6
Northern Maine Community College in Presque Isle – Wednesday, April 25
Mid-Coast School of Technology in Rockland – Friday, April 27
Plus, in Skowhegan – a Future Pathways day for 9th grade girls hosted by Somerset Career and Technical Center on Friday, April 12.
Primary funding is provided by the Maine Dept. of Transportation/Federal Highway Administration and Maine Dept. of Education/Career and Technical Education.
Additional in-kind and financial support is provided by:
- The University of Maine at Augusta
- Northern Maine Community College
- Washington County Community College
- Lane Construction Co.
- Time Warner Cable of Maine
- Local Businesses
For more information on how Women, Work, and Community is working to introduce girls to non-traditional career fields contact Jean Dempster at 207-621-3434 or email.
