Category Archives: Career

Career, DOL, Gender Equity, Women, Work-Life, Working Mother's, WOWFED

DOL WANTO Grant Expands Opportunities for Women

Posted on by Irene Renteria
Female Worker standing in framed building holding floor plans
24
Jul

The U.S. Department of Labor announces The Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) grant. The grant provides funding to recruit, train, and retain women in quality pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs. The goal is to encourage women to pursue male-dominated careers like manufacturing, infrastructure, and construction. WANTO is designed to help women enter apprenticeship programs and […]

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Career, Equal Pay, Professional Growth, Wage Gap, Women

Do you have a Gender Bias? Take the Gender Career IAT Quiz to find out!

Posted on by Irene Renteria
Women and Men in Uniforms
04
May

As I sat waiting for my latte, a woman asked if she could have the seat next to me. Me being the outgoing extrovert that I am, I started a conversation with her. I probed her about why she was at the café. She shared that she was just visiting the city because she was […]

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