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THE TOOLS.
Guides for women working in the trades and for the people buying for them. No slogans, no stock photos of pink hard hats — the vocabulary, the kit, and the things nobody explains on day one.
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Five Trades, One Kind of Pride — What Women in the Trades Carry Home
The first bend that lands on the mark. The weld that passes X-ray. The joint with no gap. A celebration of what women electricians, welders, carpenters, HVAC techs and crew leads are proud of — and how each WORKWORTH collection was drawn from it.
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September 26, 2026 · 7 min read
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From Rosie to Journeyman — The Women Who Built America's Trades
Women have been welding, wiring and framing this country for more than eighty years. A short history of women in the skilled trades — the shipyards, the lawsuits, the sisterhood — and why it belongs on the jobsite today.
September 26, 2026 · 8 min read
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Gear Made for Women Who Build — How WORKWORTH Makes Tradeswoman Apparel
Why every WORKWORTH design is drawn for one trade, why nothing is printed until you order it, and how crew orders work. The story behind apparel and gifts made for women in the skilled trades — not adapted for them.
September 26, 2026 · 6 min read
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The Woman Who Showed You How — Honoring Mentors in the Trades
Most tradeswomen can name the woman who made them stay. Why mentorship is the single biggest thing that keeps women in the trades, how to be a mentor, and how to thank the one who trained you.
September 26, 2026 · 7 min read
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How to Get Into the Trades as a Woman — A Straight-Talk Roadmap
No degree, no debt, and a paycheck from day one. A practical, honest roadmap for women getting into the skilled trades — picking a trade, pre-apprenticeship, applying, the aptitude test, and what the first year actually asks of you.
September 26, 2026 · 9 min read
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Gifts for Women in the Trades That Aren't Pink Hard Hats
A buyer's guide for partners, kids and parents shopping for a tradeswoman — what lands, what gets left in the truck, and how to get the trade language right.
September 7, 2026 · 9 min read
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PPE That Actually Fits — A Field Guide for Tradeswomen
Ill-fitting protective equipment is a hazard, not an inconvenience. What the research says, what to ask your employer for, and how to document it when the answer is no.
September 6, 2026 · 11 min read
Electrician
What to Wear Your First Year as an Apprentice
A first-year kit list for women starting an apprenticeship — what to buy, what the employer owes you, what to skip, and what nobody tells you about the first winter.
September 5, 2026 · 10 min read
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Women in Construction Week — A Crew Organizer's Guide
How to run a WIC Week that the tradeswomen on your crew actually value, with a working timeline, a budget, and the merchandise mistakes that get noticed.
September 4, 2026 · 9 min read
All trades
The Tradeswoman's Glossary — 60 Terms Across Six Trades
The vocabulary nobody defines for you on day one. Electrical, welding, carpentry, plumbing, HVAC and general jobsite terms, in plain language.
September 3, 2026 · 12 min read
All trades
Turning Out — What the Journeyman Milestone Means, and How to Mark It
Four to five years of school and hours, and most turn-outs get a handshake. What the milestone actually is, why it matters, and how to mark it properly.
September 2, 2026 · 8 min read
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