QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — Remember Rosie the Riveter, made popular during World War II when women took welding jobs while men fought overseas. Women who weld started even earlier than that, during World ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As the welding industry grows, women make up a small percentage of welders – but one New Mexican hopes to change that as she starts her career. “I knew I wanted to work with my ...

During a welding class, instructor Aleasha Hladilek mentioned that women currently make up about three percent of welders. "Let's make it four percent!" called out a voice from the back of the room.

Four years ago, Bailey Steele was working a minimum-wage job at Taco Bell. Now, she’s a full-time welder, making more money doing something she loves. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Capital Region BOCES is shining a bright light on some of their female students during the month of March to highlight National Women in the Trades Month. One of those students ...

Over the next decade, the welding industry is expected to grow by at least three percent. However, women only make-up about five percent of welders in this field. Mig, tig, fill, flux, tungsten, rod - ...

I dashed away as if possessed, fearing for my eyes as dazzling sparks emanating from a young woman’s handiwork with the intensity of a thousand stars threatened to render my world permanently dark.