"The City of Chicago has projected $20-$40 billion in construction spending over the next decade. This boom will provide a unique opportunity to build and support a skilled workforce that is inclusive and diverse. Chicago Women In Trades is committed to building our capacity to translate this moment of opportunity into real progress for women in the construction trades and other nontraditional occupations." - 

Jayne Vellinga, Executive Director

Photo Courtesy of: Photographer,
Manuel Martinez

CWIT in the Media

• Architectural Digest: These Women in Construction Are Cracking the Cement Ceiling

• Crain's Chicago Business: 2020 Notable Women in Construction & Design

• ABC Digital News: Sparks Fly as Women Train to Become Welders

• Crain's Chicago Business: Will Chicago's Building Boom Boost Women in Construction? Interview with CWIT's Executive Director Jayne Vellinga

• Chicago's Very Own WGN9: Faces of Chicago - Lupe Hinojosa, Welder

• New York Times: CWIT's Drum Line Rocked the Women’s March

• Chicago Reader: Women Are Forging a Space of Their Own in Chicago’s Manufacturing Industry

• Windy City Times: How #METOO Becomes Culture Change; Tradeswomen & Sexual Harassment

• Chicago ABC 7 News: Women Learn Job Skills at Englewood Seminar

• Windy City Times: CWIT Adding Members Through Outreach Efforts

• Working Women Newsletter: An Interview with Journeywoman Plumber Cristina Barillas