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The Washington Women in Trades Association is a nonprofit organization that supports women in nontraditional trades fields.
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The Washington Women in Trades Association (WWIT) was founded in 1978 in Seattle for tradeswomen to gather and share information. The organization was founded with the intent to improve help women improve their economic situations by taking up high-skilled and high paying trades jobs in construction, manufacturing, transportation, and other historically male-dominated industries. As the need for highly trained workers, especially in the construction trades, has grown, WWIT believes there is an opportunity to improve the gender representation and pay equity in the field by making the jobs more accessible to women.
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WWIT seeks to help women achieve success in high-wage skilled trades careers by facilitating connections between women and prospective employers and providing education to students about women in non-traditional trades. The largest and most well-known project of WWIT is its annual Women in Trades Fair held every spring at Seattle Center that features over 100 prospective employers. WWIT also attends elementary and high school career fairs to advertise trades jobs to young women. In addition, WWIT also gives out educational scholarships, funds studies related to women in trades fields, and provides services to tradeswomen, including Rosie's closet, an open closet of gently-used work clothing.