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Women in construction: women join construction trades via Gulf Coast project.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 25-MAY-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Women in construction: women join construction trades via Gulf Coast project.(Cover story)

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A national program adopted on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is luring more women to the construction industry, a business historically dominated by men.

Since Moore Community House (MCH) in Biloxi began offering the Women in Construction (WinC) program last January, 36 low-income women have joined the ranks of construction workers along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

With a fifth session slated to begin soon, more than 200 women are on the waiting list. Each seven-week session can accommodate 15 to 20 women; the program is offered three or four times a year.

"If we had more funding, we could train more women," said Julie Kuklinski, director of the WinC program at MCH.

The concept of the Gulf Coast WinC...

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