Rochester, NY, USA

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Conectar a las mujeres de color con carreras bien remuneradas

Ganador del Global Mayors Challenge 2021 por su proyecto Equidad en el Ambiente Construido, cuyo objetivo es atraer a más mujeres de color a puestos de trabajo bien remunerados en la construcción mediante la coordinación con contratistas y la organización de cursos de formación.
 



Aumentar la equidad en el ambiente construido


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City-wide high school design competition

This photo shows Downtown Pitch Day, the culmination of the design competition that the program planned in October 2023. The competition was created to give 11th grade economics students from a local high school career exposure by introducing them to design thinking and encouraging them to pursue careers within the built environment. The students spent 3 weeks working with local mentors to develop pitches for innovative business ideas that address the needs of the community. That training culminated in Downtown Pitch Day, where the students presented their plans to a panel of judges.

Diamond Harriel, an Equity in the Built Environment program participant, works with instructor Peggy Buehler as part of the program's Trades Readiness training at Rochester Community and Technical College.

Trades readiness classes

Diamond Harriel, an Equity in the Built Environment program participant, works with instructor Peggy Buehler as part of the program's Trades Readiness training at Rochester Community and Technical College. Through this program Hariel was trained on various essential carpentry skills, how to read construction blueprints, and how to create accurate scale drawings.

"Avanzar en el trabajo de nuestra propuesta nos permitirá abordar las marcadas disparidades que existen para las mujeres BIPOC en Rochester. También ayudará a satisfacer las necesidades de las industrias de la construcción y el ambiete construido que son vitales para nuestra comunidad en crecimiento y para el avance de la nueva inversión federal en infraestructura." Alcalde Kim Norton

Rochester en las noticias

A close-up of two individuals pointing at specific details on a large architectural blueprint.

The 19th: Less than 1 percent of construction jobs go to women of color in this city

Blue reusable bag with the word "workforce" printed in white.

TCB: Rochester Rising: Employment, Inside the city's thriving medtech and manufacturing scene.

Woman stands in front of a camera giving an interview.

Route50: How one city is bridging the gender gap in construction jobs

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