Striking Gold with Donation to support Girls in Construction
In the construction/trade field, Abby Phillpott, a recent Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, saw a disproportionate number of women to men exists in the industry. Not considered tough enough, gender exceptions have led to only nine percent of construction workers being women and only a small percent of that number actually working on-site. Through her project, Building Up Girls!, Abby held four workshops for girls ages 5 to 14 to learn woodworking skills.
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