EducationWednesday, November 11
More than 100 Fox Valley girls tried plasma cutting and excavators at Smart Girls Rock!
The Good Day Appleton team
Plasma cutting, excavator simulators, industrial engineering, aviation: high school girls from across the Fox Valley tried all of it Tuesday. The career day was held at Walbec Group in Greenville, and every station was staffed by women.
Smart Girls Rock! put girls in front of working women
- 100+
- high school girls from across the Fox Valley
- 13
- stations, each with a local business
- 12th
- year the Fox Valley Chamber has run it
“So being here and seeing people who are actually doing those things and those fields are really cool.”
Organizer Aimee Herrick of the Fox Valley Chamber of Commerce told WLUK one of this year's mentors started as a Smart Girls Rock! student, which she called "a full circle moment." The goal is to get more girls interested in these fields, and WBAY reports about 10% of construction workers are women.
About 10% of construction workers are women
10%Share of construction workers who are women
Source: wbay.com
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Share of construction workers who are women | 10% |
- Site: Walbec Group in Greenville
- Host company: Northeast Asphalt
- Next programs: Fox Cities Chamber events page