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 yesterday when they approved the state’s final plan to reintroduce and manage gray wolves.

// 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.

// Show Notes:

// USU-Moab: Welding Technology

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

// American Welding Society Data

https://weldingworkforcedata.com

// 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