Detroit Women Are Breaking into the Welding Industry with Help from Local Group

November 28, 2017

The non-profit Women Who Weld is changing the face of the welding industry in Metro Detroit.

Women Who Weld

The non-profit Women Who Weld is changing the face of the welding industry in Metro Detroit. Founder Samantha Farr began the group in 2014 to help disadvantaged women get a foothold in the welding industry, an occupation with high wages and a declining number of trained workers. Listen in to CultureShift’s Ryan Patrick Hooper and Amanda LeClaire talk about an organization that’s doing great work in the region. 

 

 

 

Author

  • Amanda LeClaire is an award-winning journalist and managing editor and lead reporter of WDET's new environmental series, the Detroit Tree Canopy Project, as well as WDET's CuriosiD podcast. She was the host of WDET’s CultureShift and a founding producer of the station’s flagship news talk show *Detroit Today*. Amanda also served as a Morning Edition host at WDET and previously worked as a host, audio and video producer, and reporter for Arizona Public Media.

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