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Women in Non-Traditional Employment Roles
(562) 590-2266

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What is non-traditional employment for women?

The United States Department of Labor defines non traditional occupations as jobs in which women make up 25 % of less of the total number of workers in that occupation. These skilled jobs are attractive because they offer entry level wages between $7 - $9 per hour, and a career ladder with pay between $20 - $30 per hour. Examples are: carpenter, cable splicer, bus driver, electrician, firefighter, television camera operator, and painter.

Our members are union, nonunion, and self-employed; technical and blue collar workers; women looking for better jobs, advocates and supporters.

We are as diverse in our occupations as we are in our ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Our common bond is that we share the goal of opening more doors for women.

What we do:

1. Educate members on job rights, skill building, safety, and other issues.
2. Hold monthly support group meeting.
3. Publish monthly newsletter.
4. Publicize job and apprenticeship openings.
5. Offer job counseling, job search assistance and referrals.
6. Advocate for equal employment opportunity.
7. Network with other organizations on labor issues.
8. Promote active involvement of women in unions.
9. Provide technical assistance to employers, unions, community based organizations and schools.
10. Produce videos on women in non-traditional jobs.
11. Engage in research investigating job segregation.
12. Conduct training workshops.
13. Organize speaker's bureau.

WINTER's mission is to encourage and support women's training, employment, and retention in high wage, high skill jobs.

For more information:

WINTER
1932 West 19th Street
Long Beach, CA 90810
Phone: (562) 590-2266
FAX: (562) 430-9181

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October 1997 is a historical time for tradeswomen. On October 13, 1967 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Executive Order 11375 adding gender to the law about who should be on construction sites. The previous Executive Order 11246 (September 24, 1965) included race, religion, color and national origin as protected groups. These orders are the guiding force behind protecting women's right to be on construction sites.

The law actually states the ways contractors are required to outreach,recruit and hire women. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance of the Department of Labor is in charge of monitoring compliance, to ensure women and people of color get their fair share and equal opportunity.

In 1978 women comprised two percent of the construction workforce. Today in 1997, 30 years after the law was signed women still represent two percent of the construction workforce. There are 79 apprenticeship programs in California, 50 have zero women.

You can do something to change these dismal statistics. Become involved in your unions, be an active member of WINTER and give money to women's groups that provide nontraditional training. The skilled trades offer a solution to welfare reform, we need more women on the construction sites. You can make a difference!

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