The Penny Hoarder profiles Local 66 member Vanessa Carman who has made a career of smashing the glass ceiling at work as a Local 66 sheet metal worker and in her free time as a weight lifter. Ads the article points out, “fifteen years ago, she helped her brother change out a broken furnace in her uncle’s house.” Today that turn of events has led to a rewarding career in the sheet metal industry.”
You can read the rest of the article, which details the hurdles women like Carmen face, here: https://www.thepennyhoarder.com/make-money/women-in-construction/ A future issue of the SMART Journal, scheduled for this summer, will profile her career and competitive weight lifting successes.
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