{"id":15473,"date":"2025-04-23T09:07:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T00:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3d-cad-design.com\/alberta-camp-aims-to-empower-provinces-next-generation-of-tradeswomen-lethbridge\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T09:07:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T00:07:52","slug":"alberta-camp-aims-to-empower-provinces-next-generation-of-tradeswomen-lethbridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3d-cad-design.com\/alberta-camp-aims-to-empower-provinces-next-generation-of-tradeswomen-lethbridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberta camp aims to empower province\u2019s next generation of tradeswomen – Lethbridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__images c-byline__images--single\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-byline__image\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"68\" width=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/images\/author-placeholder.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-byline__text\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span>By \t<span class=\"c-byline__name\">Jordan Prentice<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-byline__source c-byline__source--hasName\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGlobal News<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-byline__datesWrapper\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__dates\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Posted April 22, 2025 7:33 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1 min read<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"l-article__details\" data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Decrease Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Decrease text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Descrease article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--increase c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Increase Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Increase text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Increase article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"l-article__text js-story-text\" aria-label=\"Article text\">\n<p>The Careers: The Next Generation camp gave a group of aspiring tradeswomen in grades 10 to 12 the chance to visit local businesses, learn from industry experts, and gain some hands-on experience in a variety of in-demand trades.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Held in Taber and Lethbridge, the camp aims to break gender stereotypes and empower the next wave of skilled tradeswomen in Alberta, giving them the tools and confidence they need to thrive in a male-dominated industry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day&#039;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get daily National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Women remain vastly underrepresented in Alberta\u2019s skilled trades. 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