'We're training women to work in a male-dominated profession that is often hostile.' Lauren Svedman, a welding instructor at Chicago Women in Trade, is focused on training women looking to work in welding and construction.
CHICAGO -- Sparks fly everywhere as students wearing thick helmets observe their teacher carefully weld a piece of metal. As the flame settles down and dies, the students take off their protective gear. Ponytails and long hair slide out from under hoods. Everyone in the room is a woman -- including the teacher.
Lauren Svedman is a welding instructor at Chicago Women in Trade, a workforce training organization focused on helping women break into traditionally male-dominated fields. Today, Svedman works as a full-time welding instructor at Chicago Women in Trades, a non-profit based in Chicago, Illinois, that offers free training programs for women looking to work in welding and construction. The workforce readiness program was founded in 1981 by local tradeswomen.
Lauren Svedman is a welding instructor at Chicago Women in Trade, a workforce training organization focused on helping women break into traditionally male-dominated fields.In the welding program, women are enrolled every six weeks for a 12-week program. Students alternate between classroom time to hands-on time on the school’s shop floor. Graduates leave with an American Welding Society certification and help with job hunting.
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