"According to the US Department of Labor, carpentry jobs are expected to grow 20 percent between 2010 and 2020 (significantly more than the average job growth rate of 14 percent), with a median wage of $19 an hour. But the sector is extraordinarily male-dominated. As of 2011, women held 1.4 percent of carpentry positions in the United States—a number that the US Bureau of Labor Statistics says has largely remained consistent over the last 35 years. Unless something changes, women will miss out on the almost 200,000 new carpentry jobs the bureau expects to see created in the next decade." csmonitor/World/Making-a-difference/Change-Agent/2013/1009/Few-women-are-carpenters-Meet-the-master-builder-who-wants-to-change-that
Posted on: Wed, 09 Oct 2013 20:12:57 +0000