This year marks the 5th Anniversary of the National Taskforce on Tradeswomen Issues (TWTF). Launched at the 2011 Women Building California and the Nation conference, the TWTF was created to address and advance a federal public policy platform to support tradeswomen, blue-collar women and those aspiring to work in blue-collar occupations traditionally held by men, on issues that matter most.  

The National Taskforce on Tradeswomen’s Issues mission is to unite local, regional and national expertise and action to support tradeswomen and women in achieving access, opportunity, and equity in the construction industry, and other nontraditional occupations. The National Taskforce on Tradeswomen Issues does this through promoting a federal public policy platform and advocacy initiatives which includes efforts at the national level to improve, enforce, fund, and promote best practices in apprenticeship, training, workforce development, career tech, nontraditional employment and job site equity.