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Jakob Menendez Globe Correspondent April 20, 2021 4:20 pm
A little more than six months ago, Bobbi Jones, 26, was sitting at a desk working as a security guard and grappling with her future.
“Is this something you really want to do for the rest of your life?’’ she asked herself.
Around the same time, 19-year-old high school student Yeren Rivera Cruz, who moved to the area from Puerto Rico at 10, also found himself struggling to find his passion.
Fortunately for them, there was a strong support system there to lend a guiding hand. For Jones, it was a cousin in the carpentry union. For Cruz, a teacher with a heart and desire to help.
Puerto-ricoBostonMassachusettsUnited-statesCharlie-silvaCarol-widemanYeren-rivera-cruzBobbi-jonesYouthbuild-united-statesBrian-mcphersonYouthbuild-boston Major Contractor Pledges To Increase Roles For Women In Its Ranks A worker with Suffolk Construction.
One of the country s 25 largest contractors is pledging to boost women within its own ranks, launching a Boston-based program aimed at recruiting women in future construction and STEM jobs.
Suffolk has launched Rebuild the Ratio, which seeks to increase the number of women within Suffolk by 10% over the next 10 years from 28% to 38%, the company announced Monday. Women make up just 9.9% of the construction workforce and 28% of STEM positions, according to industry research cited by Suffolk.
“We realize this is a marathon and not a sprint, but we believe there is no organization better suited to lead the charge than Suffolk,” Suffolk Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer Lea Stendahl said in a statement.
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