North Central West Virginia
Home Builders Association

North Central WV Home Builders Association

1 day ago

The National Taskforce on Tradeswomen’s Issues invites you to a special virtual workshop: Tradeswomen History Workshop where we will be exploring the history of women in the skilled trades.

Union construction careers offer a pathway to economic security and high-skill work, yet women have historically faced unique challenges in this field. This session explores the long-standing efforts of tradeswomen to overcome marginalization and advance workplace equity.

Event Details:
•🗓️Date: March 19, 2026
•⏰Time: 3 PM PT | 4 PM MT | 5 PM CT | 6 PM ET
•🔗Registration: Register via Zoom Here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/wG8Lv7IjTLSXQsZhJ1xcAw#/registration

Featured Presenters:
• Kelly Jenkins-Pultz: Former U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau's Western Regional Administrator. She currently serves on the Board of WINTER in Los Angeles and as Vice Chair of the San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls.
• Molly Martin: Retired Electrician whose focus the past 50 years has been fighting for women’s employment rights in the building trades and nontraditional work. Molly co-founded Tradeswomen Inc. She founded and edited the quarterly magazine Tradeswomen, and authored the books Wonder Woman Electric to the Rescue and Hard-Hatted Women. She lives in Santa Rosa CA with her wife Holly.

Understanding our history is essential to building an equitable future. We hope you can join us for this important conversation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. ... See MoreSee Less

North Central WV Home Builders Association

3 days ago

It’s Women in Construction Week, and we’re celebrating the hardworking, talented women helping build our communities every day. 👷‍♀️🏠

We’re proud to have many amazing women involved in NCWVHBA member companies and our Professional Women in Building Council.

Thank you to our member, WV Women Work, Inc. for helping shine a light on this important week!

#WomenInConstructionWeek #PWB #NCWVHBAConstruction Story Time with the Littles!
Today WV Women Work had the absolute joy of visiting Upshur Head Start for a special construction-themed story time with their preschool classes! We read The House That She Built and talked about all the amazing things women can build and create in the skilled trades.

After the story, we asked the littles what they might want to do in construction when they grow up. The answers were fantastic! We had future painters, a few very serious crane operators, and apparently a whole fleet of future truck drivers ready to hit the road. The excitement in the room was contagious as we talked about all the different ways people help build homes, roads, and communities.

One of the coolest things about reading this book with young kids is that every job in the story is done by a woman — electricians, engineers, plumbers, designers, crane operators, and more. And the funny part? The kids didn’t even notice. To them, it just made perfect sense that anyone could do these jobs.

Right now, women make up only about 3% of the building trades workforce, but when kids see these careers early, they don’t see limits — they just see possibilities.
Moments like this remind us how powerful it is to introduce kids to new opportunities early — especially during Women in Construction Week, when we celebrate the women helping build stronger communities every day.

A huge thank you to Upshur County Head Start for welcoming us and letting us spend the morning with such bright, curious, and enthusiastic learners. The future builders of West Virginia are already dreaming big!

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North Central WV Home Builders Association is feeling thankful.

3 days ago

We love seeing community pages like Monongalia County Resources shining a spotlight on small businesses! 👏

Many of our NCWVHBA members are small businesses, working every day to build homes, strengthen our communities, and support the local economy here in North Central West Virginia.

If you’re a small business, share what you do in the comments on their post and help spread the word. Let’s keep supporting local! 💙

#SupportSmallBusiness #DoBusinessWithAMember #NCWVHBAWant to share your small business? Post in the comments or send it to us via messenger with what you’d like to have posted. ... See MoreSee Less