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Mothers of May
A series of blogposts for the month of May in celebration of Mother's day


Moms Don't Clock Out
For tradeswomen who are also mothers, the day is not divided by a clock. It’s divided by responsibility. The 9–5 happens on job sites - under hard hats, in steel toes, with hands that build, repair, and problem-solve for a living. It’s physical, technical, and demanding in ways that require full presence. It’s work that teaches precision, accountability, and resilience. It’s work that still asks women to prove themselves over and over again. But when the shift ends, the work

sisterhoodoftrades
3 days ago3 min read


Hard Hats and Homework
There's a specific kind of morning that tradeswomen with school-age kids know by heart. You're already in your work clothes, boots laced, hair tied back, lunch packed and your kid is standing at the kitchen table in one sock, telling you they forgot to finish a worksheet that's due today. And you have to be on the floor in forty-five minutes. You do the math. You sign the paper. You find the other sock. You get them out the door. And then you go build the next generation. Nob

sisterhoodoftrades
May 154 min read


Built By Mom
Before we talk about anything else… before the industry, before the pipeline, before the workforce numbers and representation and the conversations about what it takes to bring more women into the trades - We need to talk about moms. Because behind a lot of us? There's one. There's the mom who worked a job she didn't love so you could have what you needed, and never once let you see how tired she was. The mom who fixed things around the house because there was no one else to

sisterhoodoftrades
May 104 min read
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