Women

Operating Engineers Local 324 wants to increase their numbers of women they hire and are making their job sites and training facilities more female friendly.

The Associated Builders and Contractors Organization in Midland recently held their 4th annual Build Like a Girl event in February. Almost 200 girls between 5th and 12th grades got hands-on experience with exhibits to learn what jobs are possible in the trades for women.

These are women who gave birth just before they were sent to prison or not long after starting their sentences, which are typically short, according to the Michigan Department of Corrections.

A new report from the state shows Michigan’s unemployment rate among women bounced back to pre-pandemic levels last year. But it’s not all good news.

Despite the fact that more women are going into veterinary medicine than ever before, some female practitioners in rural areas still face discrimination and pay gaps — problems experts say the industry will need to overcome to fill a shortage of animal care in those communities.

Three contemporary women will be enshrined into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame on Thursday. The ceremony will be held at MSU’s Kellogg Center, starting…

April 11 marks the first day of the year that women are no longer catching up with men in terms of paychecks. Yesterday was equal pay day, marking how…