{"id":542,"date":"2018-04-30T22:37:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T22:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/constructioncareers.org\/?p=542"},"modified":"2022-08-24T21:16:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T21:16:12","slug":"power-girls-connects-young-women-with-construction-careers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/constructioncareers.org\/power-girls-connects-young-women-with-construction-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Girls! 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Each girl received a home tool kit to learn more about tool identification and safety.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-543\" src=\"https:\/\/constructioncareers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/power-girls.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constructioncareers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/power-girls.jpg 320w, https:\/\/constructioncareers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/power-girls-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-545\" src=\"https:\/\/constructioncareers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/power-girls2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constructioncareers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/power-girls2.jpg 320w, https:\/\/constructioncareers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/power-girls2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The event was sponsored by the Construction Careers Foundation and the YWCA Minneapolis. Dunwoody College of Technology hosted the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis event offered a unique opportunity for girls to learn directly from women who are working in the construction industry,\u201d says Vicki Sandberg, industry consultant with the Construction Careers Foundation. \u201cMinnesota has a big shortage of construction workers. Attracting more women to careers in construction is part of the answer to filling that gap. The girls who attended learned that there are good, high-paying jobs that don\u2019t require a four-year college degree. It was an eye opener for many.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, more than 30 middle school girls attended Power Girls! at the YMCA in Minneapolis where they had the opportunity to learn about non-traditional career paths for women in the trades. 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