Female electricians: a climate solution?

Female electricians: a climate solution? According to Rewiring America, an electrification non-profit, the United States will need one million more electricians to make updates like installing solar panels, heat pumps and electric vehicle charging stations to help the country meet its goal to reach 100% "carbon pollution-free electricity" by 2035. "We don't do a good job marketing ourselves as an industry in general, but particularly with women," says Allie Perez, a plumber and founder of Texas Women in the Trades. 'People say it's a man's job': the pioneering women in Northern Ireland making sparks fly "That relationship-based, white male network – hiring, retaining and training people and keeping people on the core crew from project to project is the culture at most construction companies," adds Connie Ashbrook, a retired construction worker and co-chair of the National Taskforce on Tradeswomen's Issues. Getty Images Getting more women working as electricians would help resolve a crucial labour shortage, but it could also help close the gender wage gap Grid Alternatives, where Saxton works, recruits women volunteers and trainees for solar installations and offers women-only trainings.