Articles Tagged with ''women in the trades''

Meet Christine Murphy, Director of Supply Chain Planning at NIBCO. She believes companies can provide women with opportunities for personal and professional growth through educational and networking events, sponsorship and mentorship programs, and support work-life balance.

Meet Shannon Irby, National Account Manager New Construction for Pfister Faucets. She believes it's important to bring light to women who have been successful and are able to have both family and career and not being forced to sacrifice one for the other.

Meet Amy Davison, Builder Sales for Pepco Sales and Marketing. She believes the industry should keep highlighting the influential women in the business and encourage women to pursue opportunities at every level of the corporate ladder.

Meet Taylor Cash, manager at Pro Marketing. She feels the younger generations should be educated on the benefits of being in this industry, and let them know the plumbing industry isn’t only made up of plumbers.

Meet Laura Bassett, energy program manager for F.W. Webb Co. She believes the PHCP-PVF industry provides tremendous career potential, as evidenced by more and more women entering the field daily.

Meet Stacey Ayers, Regional VP of Sales for Marcone Plumbing. She believes there are initiatives and actions that can be taken to better support and empower women in the plumbing industry.

Despite having a reputation of being a male-dominated industry, the PHCP-PVF supply chain is full of impactful women. Celebrating Women’s History Month, Supply House Timesis highlighting 10 influential women who are leading the industry to great success.

Women make up only 29.5% of all salespeople and about 29% of the manufacturing workforce in the U.S. PHCP-PVF industry is still male-dominated, but efforts are being made to achieve better representation and diversity. It's important to engage and empower employees to grow their careers.

The event aimed to help the Girl Scouts complete a The House That She Built Girl Scouts patch, encouraging their interest in construction and raising awareness of opportunities in the trades.

It is often said that the key to happiness is gratitude. November seemed like the perfect time to reflect on how grateful we are to be in this amazing industry, how grateful we are for the women that came before us.