Thursday May 4, 2023

According to the American Welding Society, women make up just five percent of the total welding workforce. To USU-Moab welding instructor Chloe Wilson, that doesn’t mean women aren’t interested in the trade. It means there’s an accessibility gap. Today on the news, we learn more about the university’s first welding workshop just for women. Plus, Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners made history when they approved the state’s final plan to reintroduce and manage gray wolves. 

Show Notes

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Photo: USU-Moab welding instructor Chloe Wilson (second from right) prepares a bike rack for welding at the first ‘Women In Welding’ workshop. Students say learning alongside other women makes a huge difference in a traditionally male-dominated field. 

USU-Moab: Welding Technology

https://statewide.usu.edu/degrees/?id=226

KDNK: Wolves set to return as CPW Commission makes history in Spring Valley

https://www.kdnk.org/local-news/2023-05-04/wolves-set-to-return-as-cpw-commission-makes-history-in-spring-valley