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Is The Green Jobs Movement Leaving Women Behind?

By claire-morgenstern on March 9, 2010 2 Comments African-American, agriculture, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Apollo Alliance, Applied Research Center, BEST Academy, biofuels, C. Nicole Mason, construction, electrical engineers, energy, energy retrofitting, forestry, gender equality, green building, Green Career Ladder, green collar workforce, Green Equity Toolkit, Green for All, Green Job Market, green jobs, green jobs training, Green Pathways out of Poverty, Green Retrofit and Workforce Program, green—bioengineering, labor segmentation, Latino women, metal workers, people of color, race equality, Retrofit America’s Cities, SCOPE, Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education, Sustainable South Bronx, transportation, U.N., women, Women of Color Policy Network

Is The Green Jobs Movement Leaving Women Behind?

While women are more eco aware than men, they are are underrepresented in green jobs. This includes jobs created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. However, there are a growing number of programs that are designed to address these inequities.

Succeeding in a Green Science Career is About to Get Easier

By Tracey de Morsella on April 7, 2009 Comments Off on Succeeding in a Green Science Career is About to Get Easier climatologists, ecologists, electrical engineers, emissions scientists, renewable energy specialists, science magazine, sustainable building, waste management. water reuse

Science Magazine has a new article out on green science careers. Those who have studied physical science, medicine, engineering, or any life science will be uniquely qualified for many types of green jobs. The article cites numerous examples of how professionals in these career specialties can transfer their skills.