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Resolution 220170

Declaring March 6 -13, 2022, during Women’s History Month, as Women in Construction (WIC) Week in the City of Philadelphia, and honoring Women in Nontraditional Careers (WINC) for their commitment to support, increase, and advance the participation of women in construction, manufacturing, and transit careers in the Philadelphia region.

Introduced Feb 24, 2022CITY COUNCILOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember Gilmore RichardsonCouncilmember ParkerCouncilmember Quiñones SánchezCouncilmember GreenCouncilmember DombCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember ThomasCouncilmember Gauthier

From the floor

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  1. “My name is Nicole Fuller. I'm the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Area Project on Occupational Safety and Health, better known as PhilaPOSH. First, let me say Stated Meeting 104 3/3/2022 good morning to Councilmembers and a special thank you to Councilmembers Gilmore Richardson, Quinones-Sanchez, and Council Chair Parker. I'm speaking in support of Resolution 220170 to recognize March 6th through the 13th of t…”

    Ms. Fuller · Stated Meeting, March 3, 2022 · Mar 3, 2022 · official transcript, this passage

  2. “Yes. Good morning. My name is Tanja Hebron. I am a first-class construction equipment operator with SEPTA for 28 and a half years. I'm also involved in the tradeswomen of SEPTA and I'm on the committee, Steering Committee, of WINC, W-I-N-C, which stands for Women in Nontraditional Careers. So I'm calling you for support of Resolution 220170, and I believe that, like Nicole Fuller said, we make up a small percentage w…”

    Ms. Hebron · Stated Meeting, March 3, 2022 · Mar 3, 2022 · official transcript, this passage

  3. “Good morning. My name is Sue Hoffman. I'm the Project Manager for Women in Nontraditional Careers, WINC, at Philadelphia Works, and I'm speaking in favor of Resolution 220170. I want to thank Councilmember Gilmore Richardson and the other sponsors for recognizing and honoring WINC through Stated Meeting 109 3/3/2022 this resolution. Let me share with Council why Philadelphia Works agreed to incubate and grow WINC. As…”

    Ms. Hoffman · Stated Meeting, March 3, 2022 · Mar 3, 2022 · official transcript, this passage

  4. “Good morning, everybody. My name is Michele Paxton. I am the Vice President of the National Association of Women in Construction here in Philadelphia, Chapter No. 145, and I am also the Corporate Safety Director for Binsky and Snyder in Piscataway, New Jersey. So good morning, Councilmembers, and thank you for allowing me to speak in favor of Resolution 220170, which recognizes March 6th through the 13th, 2022 as Wom…”

    Ms. Paxton · Stated Meeting, March 3, 2022 · Mar 3, 2022 · official transcript, this passage

  5. “Resolution No. 220169, entitled a "Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 809 West Firth Street and 2955 North 8th Street located in the 5th Councilmanic District"; and Resolution No. 220170, entitled a "Resolution declaring March 6 through 13, 2022, during Women's History Month, as Women in Construction Week in the City of Philadelphia, and honoring Women in Nontraditional Careers for their…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, March 3, 2022 · Mar 3, 2022 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Feb 24, 2022Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Mar 3, 2022ADOPTED · CITY COUNCIL

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..Title Declaring March 6 -13, 2022, during Women's History Month, as Women in Construction (WIC) Week in the City of Philadelphia, and honoring Women in Nontraditional Careers (WINC) for their commitment to support, increase, and advance the participation of women in construction, manufacturing, and transit careers in the Philadelphia region. ..Body WHEREAS, As described by the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), WIC Week is to highlight women as a viable component of the construction industry and to emphasize the growing role of women in the industry. The NAWIC Philadelphia Chapter #145 continually promotes the employment and advancement of women in the industry, as well as serves the Philadelphia community through development and education on this subject; and WHEREAS, WINC is a multi-stakeholder regional collaboration that includes community colleges, apprenticeship and training programs, employers, industry and union representatives, non-profit and governmental agencies, and most importantly, women working in manufacturing, construction, and transit. WINC partners with Philadelphia Works, The Finishing Trades Institute of the Mid-Atlantic Region, International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators Local #14, Keystone Development Partnership, Chicago Women in Trades National Center for Women's Equity in Apprenticeship and Employment, SEPTA, PhilaPOSH and the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO; and WHEREAS, The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) and Women in Nontraditional Careers (WINC) together will be a voice for recruiting and retaining women in these industries; and WHEREAS, Women are underrepresented in these careers and WINC and NAWIC's goal is to assist in providing information, education, and resources for women so they can connect to construction career pathways that have the potential to provide excellent wages, job security, and opportunities for advancement; and WHEREAS, NAWIC and WINC together have the unique ability to assist in changing how the industry views and accepts women into these career paths. Recognizing that talent is gender neutral, and that women bring many distinctive and exceptional traits to the industry, they have committed to ensuring that women have access to opportunities that meet the growing demand for workers in the construction, manufacturing, and transit careers; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA, That we hereby recognize March 6 -March 13, 2022, during Women's History Month, as Women in Construction (WIC) Week and honor Women In Nontraditional Careers (WINC) for its commitment to support, increase, and advance the participation of women in construction, manufacturing, and transit careers in the Philadelphia region. FURTHER RESOLVED, That an Engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to representatives of Women in Nontraditional Careers, as evidence of the sincere sentiments of this legislative body. ..End