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Tradeswomen Talk
Tradeswomen Talk gets real about life in the skilled trades, construction careers, and male‑dominated industries, no filters, no fluff.
Hosted by plumber, trades advocate, and island firebrand Judaline Cassidy, this motivational podcast features bold conversations with women and men across the trades, from plumbing and electrical to carpentry, ironwork, and beyond, who are building careers, breaking barriers, and changing what “women in construction” and “women in the trades” look like.
From job site truths to personal breakthroughs, these are the career stories and blue‑collar realities you won’t hear in any HR meeting. If you’re in the field, in an apprenticeship, running a crew, or dreaming about a nontraditional career, you’re in the right place.
Expect grit, big laughs, hard lessons, women’s empowerment, and unapologetic honesty, with a little island sass in every episode.
We don’t wait our turn, we take our space.
It’s our time.
We Can Do It.
Jobs Don’t Have Genders®
Tradeswomen Talk
Lauren Sugerman Trailblazer, Director, and Tradeswomen Cheerleader
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With excitement, let me introduce to you Lauren Sugerman
Fire in her soul.
Grace in her heart.
She has created a garden of opportunities by planting the seeds that creates the development of tomorrows building tradeswomen.
Her garden developed into an infinite support system that provides awareness, preparation, organization, justice and technical succor,
She’s the co-founder and first Executive Director of Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT).
1999 - 2000 she was a recipient of the Chicago Community Trust Fellowship.
She continuously makes a difference every day in the lives of women looking for career in the building trades.
She’s on Fire! with the torch of opportunity.
Connect With Lauren:
Email:
lsugerman@cwit.org
Websites:
http://www.chicagowomenintrades.org/
http://womensequitycenter.org/
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-sugerman-0114b920
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/laurensugerman?s=21
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