The overhaul of the 6th Street Bridge includes a construction crew of 15 women — the most on any commercial project in Los Angeles.
Her grandmother was a World War II riveter and her grandfather a lifelong woodworker. Coronado, who
Garcia had spent years working in retail before picking up a hammer four years ago. While going through a divorce, she learned of a pre-apprenticeship recruitment program called Bridging Outstanding Opportunities with Tradeswoman Skills, or BOOTS. The training, in partnership with the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters union, is designed to prepare women for a career in carpentry.
Coronado says the low number is partly because many women don’t think they can do the physical work. But amid the“I don’t really understand why women don’t just say, ‘Hey, I can be an ironworker, I can be a carpenter, I can be a window washer, I can do whatever I want,’ ” she said. “I think because I had somebody telling me that, I was daring enough to even give this a shot.
Chanel Waits, 24, a second-generation carpenter, was training to be a paramedic two years ago when her plans shifted. Her father, who has been a union carpenter for 43 years and plans to retire in December, suggested she look into construction. After her husband was killed by a train, the single mother of five continued working in order to feed her family. That commitment to providing for family is echoed by women in today’s construction field.
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