The young girls visited more than 45 vendors and engaged in hands-on experience with different types of power-building tools and equipment.It's not the career many young women think about or even know is a possibility. But on Tuesday, 8th graders from Katy ISD had the chance to engage and learn more about the construction industry.
Approximately 1,500 female students attended #SheBuildsHouston at the Gerald D. Young Agricultural Sciences Center in honor of Rosie the Riveter Day. The career exploration event is hosted by Construction Career Collaborative C3. Angela Robbins Taylor, who is C3's executive director, said only 14% of the people working in construction are women, a number they are working to improve.
"Jobs don't have genders. So there is no job that's just for men. There is no job that's just for women. Every job is available to each of us. What we choose to empower ourselves with is what the future will look like for us, right?" Robbins Taylor said. Nikki Morgan is the executive vice president of TDIndustries, one of the sponsors and vendors at the event. She shared that as a young woman, she didn't know construction was an option until after college.
If jobs don’t have genders why give girls pink PPE
So cool and needed