More than 70 employees participated in the kickoff event, held in Fort Wayne on Feb. 22. 

Jobs don’t have genders.
That’s the message Judaline Cassidy wants to get across. Cassidy, founder and chief vision officer of Tools & Tiaras and self-proclaimed feminist plumber, has more than 20 years’ of experience in the trades.

When I first started working for Plumbing & Mechanical’s sister publication, The ACHR NEWS in 2014, I was often the only woman in the room at industry events. Those first few conferences were just a bit intimidating. In fact, it wasn’t until a HARDI annual conference that I first met other women in the industry — shout out to Colleen Keyworth, director of sales and marketing for Online-Access and immediate past president of Women in HVACR, for her immediate friendship then and for all the years since!

Mosier is the marketing and customer relations manager for San Diego-based Cable, Pipe and Leak Detection, which has been a PHCC member for more than 35 years.

Sorry James Brown, but this is no longer a “Man’s World.” Today, women work in just about every field and industry, proving they can do just about anything a man can do. U.S. Census statistics show more and more women have been entering previously considered male-dominated industries, including construction.

AB&I Foundry in celebration of women in engineering, manufacturing, and the skilled trades, has developed an iron woman character named “Rose”.

Their presence in every aspect of the trades from design and manufacturing to executive leadership to turning wrenches and fitting pipe is often overshadowed in predominantly male fields.

Problem-solving, determination and innovation are the core values that have helped make Lake Worth, Florida-based Stokes Mechanical Contractor successful for nearly 60 years. 

Danielle Putnam, president of Women in HVACR and The New Flat Rate, gave the keynote address at the Ninth Annual Celebrating Women in the Mechanical Trade Industry Luncheon.