What if Women Built the World They Want to See? | Emily Pilloton-Lam | TED

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Michal Shargil Ben Sira ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Jenny Rublevsky
00:13
(Saw whirrs)
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00:24
Picture a typical construction site.
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ื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืืชืจ ื‘ื ื™ื™ื” ื˜ื™ืคื•ืกื™.
00:28
The heavy machinery
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ืืช ื”ืžื™ื›ื•ืŸ ื”ื›ื‘ื“
00:30
and the work trucks filled with lumber and steel.
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ืืช ืžืฉืื™ื•ืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืžืœืื•ืช ื‘ืขืฅ ื•ืคืœื“ื”
00:36
Now picture the construction crew
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ื›ืขืช ื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืืช ืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ื”
00:40
hard at work in their DayGlo vests and hard hats,
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ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืงืฉื” ื‘ืืคื•ื“ื™ื ื”ื–ื•ื”ืจื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ื•ื‘ื›ื•ื‘ืขื™ ื”ืžื’ืŸ ื”ืงืฉื™ื—ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื,
00:46
their tool belts slung over dusty dungarees.
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ื—ื’ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ื›ืœื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ืชืœื•ื™ื•ืช ืžืขืœ ืœืกืจื‘ืœื™ื ื”ืžืื•ื‘ืงื™ื.
00:51
Now picture that that crew is all women.
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ื›ืขืช ื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืฉื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ื–ื” ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ ื›ื•ืœื• ืžื ืฉื™ื.
00:56
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
00:59
(Saw whirs)
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01:06
So if you just had a brief moment of cognitive dissonance,
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ืื– ืื ื”ื™ื” ืœื›ื ืจืง ืœืจื’ืข ืงืฆืจ ื“ื™ืกื•ื ื ืก ืงื•ื’ื ื™ื˜ื™ื‘ื™,
01:10
you're probably not the only one.
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ืืชื ื›ื ืจืื” ืœื ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื™ื.
01:12
Our stereotypical image of โ€œthe construction workerโ€ is male.
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ื”ื“ื™ืžื•ื™ ื”ืกื˜ืจื™ืื•ื˜ื™ืคื™ ืฉืœื ื• ืฉืœ โ€œืคื•ืขืœ ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸโ€ ื”ื•ื ื’ื‘ืจื™.
01:18
And by the numbers, it's not hard to see why.
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ื•ืขืœ ืคื™ ื”ืžืกืคืจื™ื, ื–ื” ืœื ืงืฉื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืœืžื”.
01:22
Only 11 percent of the construction industry in the US is female,
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ืจืง 11 ืื—ื•ื– ืžืชืขืฉื™ื™ืช ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช ื”ืŸ ื ืฉื™ื,
01:27
and that includes operational positions.
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ื•ื–ื” ื›ื•ืœืœ ืžื™ืฉืจื•ืช ืชืคืขื•ืœื™ื•ืช.
01:31
On the front lines of actual construction sites,
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ื‘ืงื• ื”ื—ื–ื™ืช ืฉืœ ืืชืจื™ ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ื” ื‘ืคื•ืขืœ,
01:34
only four percent of construction workers are female.
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ืจืง 4 ืื—ื•ื– ืžืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืŸ ื ืฉื™ื.
01:42
(Drill whirrs)
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(ืงื•ืœ ืฉืœ ืžื‘ืจื’ื”)
01:54
Four percent.
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ืืจื‘ืขื” ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื.
01:56
Just one in 25.
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ืจืง ืื—ืช ืœ-25.
01:58
That's totally unacceptable.
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ื–ื” ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ ืœื ืžืงื•ื‘ืœ.
02:01
But it's also a huge opportunity, both for women and for the trades.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื• ื’ื ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืขื ืงื™ืช, ื’ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื ืฉื™ื ื•ื’ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืžืงืฆื•ืขื•ืช.
02:08
A new wave of tradeswomen --
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ื’ืœ ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉืœ ืžืงืฆื•ืขื•ืช ื ืฉื™ื™ื --
02:10
carpenters, welders, electricians and masons --
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ื ื’ืจื™ื•ืช, ืจืชื›ื™ื•ืช, ื—ืฉืžืœืื™ื•ืช, ื•ื‘ื ืื™ื•ืช --
02:13
are rising through the ranks,
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ืขื•ืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื•ืœื ื”ื“ืจื’ื•ืช,
02:15
armed with their power tools,
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ื—ืžื•ืฉื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœื™ื ื”ื—ืฉืžืœื™ื™ื ืฉืœื”ืŸ,
02:18
creative thinking and new ideas
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ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ืช ื•ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื™ื
02:20
about who can and should get to build our world.
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ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืžื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื•ื›ื“ืื™ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืžืขื•ืจื‘ ื‘ื‘ื ื™ื™ืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ืฉืœื ื•.
02:26
(Drill whirrs)
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(ืงื•ืœ ืžื‘ืจื’ื”)
02:39
I am determined to help more women enter into and grow in the trades
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ืื ื™ ื ื—ื•ืฉื” ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืขื•ื“ ื ืฉื™ื ืœื”ื™ื›ื ืก ื•ืœืฆืžื•ื— ื‘ืžืงืฆื•ืขื•ืช ืืœื•
02:44
because these are exciting, well-paying and essential jobs.
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืืœื• ืžืฉืจื•ืช ืžืœื”ื™ื‘ื•ืช, ื‘ืฉื›ืจ ื˜ื•ื‘, ื•ื—ื™ื•ื ื™ื•ืช.
02:48
More than just an economic opportunity, though,
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืกืชื ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืช, ืขื ื–ืืช,
02:51
is a chance for women to play an equal and substantive role
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ื™ืฉ ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœื ืฉื™ื ืœืžืœื ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืฉื•ื•ื” ื•ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™
02:55
in the making of our physical world.
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ื‘ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ืคื™ื–ื™ ืฉืœื ื•.
02:58
Construction for many women is purpose-driven work,
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ื‘ื ื™ื™ื” ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื ืฉื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ื™ื ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืžื•ื ืขืช ืžืžืฉืžืขื•ืช,
03:02
a career in which power tools represent personal power.
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ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ื‘ื” ื”ื›ืœื™ื ื”ื—ืฉืžืœื™ื™ื ืžื™ื™ืฆื’ื™ื ืขื•ืฆืžื” ืื™ืฉื™ืช.
03:07
I want to walk on sidewalks,
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืœื›ืช ืขืœ ืžื“ืจื›ื•ืช,
03:10
cross bridges and enter buildings
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ืœื—ืฆื•ืช ื’ืฉืจื™ื ื•ืœื”ื™ื›ื ืก ืœื‘ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื
03:12
that I know were raised by a community of builders
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ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื ื‘ื ื• ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืงื”ื™ืœืช ื‘ื•ื ื™ื
03:15
that represents us all.
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ืฉืžื™ื™ืฆื’ืช ืืช ื›ื•ืœื ื•.
03:17
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
03:23
I want to live in a world built by women,
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืฉื ื‘ื ื” ืขืœ-ื™ื“ื™ ื ืฉื™ื,
03:26
and I mean that in the most literal sense.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ื ืช ืœื–ื” ื‘ืžืœื•ื ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ื”ืžื™ืœื”.
03:32
I have loved building things for as long as I can remember.
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ืชืžื™ื“ ืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžืื– ืฉืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจืช ืืช ืขืฆืžื™.
03:35
And when I was 16 years old, a petite, nerdy, multiracial young woman,
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืช 16, ื ืขืจื” ืงื˜ื ื˜ื•ื ืช, ื—ื ื•ื ื™ืช ื•ืจื‘-ื’ื–ืขื™ืช,
03:41
I walked on to my first construction site, and it changed everything.
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ืฆืขื“ืชื™ ืœืืชืจ ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™, ื•ื–ื” ืฉื™ื ื” ืืช ื”ื›ืœ.
03:47
(Saw whirrs)
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(ืงื•ืœ ืฉืœ ืžืกื•ืจ)
03:55
As I worked alongside skilled masons and carpenters,
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ืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ืœืฆื“ ื‘ื ืื™ื ื•ื ื’ืจื™ื ืžื™ื•ืžื ื™ื
04:00
learned how to frame a roof and mix concrete by hand,
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ื•ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืื™ืš ืœืžืกื’ืจ ื’ื’ ื•ืื™ืš ืœืขืจื‘ื‘ ื‘ื˜ื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ื“ื™ื™ื,
04:03
for the first time in my life, I felt powerful.
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ืื– ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืขื•ืฆืžืชื™ืช.
04:11
(Saw whirrs)
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04:20
And at the end of that project,
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ื•ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜,
04:22
I stood back and looked at what we had built --
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ื ืขืžื“ืชื™ ืžืื—ื•ืจ ื•ื”ืกืชื›ืœืชื™ ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉื‘ื ื™ื ื• --
04:25
a town park with a performance stage, paths and public furniture,
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ืคืืจืง ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™ ืขื ื‘ืžืช ื”ื•ืคืขื•ืช, ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ื ื•ืจื™ื”ื•ื˜ ื’ืŸ ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™,
04:31
and I knew that I had something to contribute to the world.
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ื•ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ืชืจื•ืžื” ื›ืœืฉื”ื™ ืœืขื•ืœื.
04:37
Construction transformed my hopes and anxieties
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ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ื” ืฉื™ื ืชื” ืืช ื”ืชืงื•ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื•ื”ื—ืจื“ื•ืช ืฉืœื™
04:42
into something tangible and beautiful,
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ืœืžืฉื”ื• ืžื•ื—ืฉื™ ื•ื™ืคื”,
04:44
something that I could point to and say: โ€œI built that.โ€
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ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข ืขืœื™ื• ื•ืœื•ืžืจ: โ€œืื ื™ ื‘ื ื™ืชื™ ืืช ื–ื”โ€œ.
04:50
So I went on to study architecture,
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ืื– ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ื•ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืืจื›ื™ื˜ืงื˜ื•ืจื”,
04:53
and then I worked in architecture and construction management.
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ื•ืื– ืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ื‘ืืจื›ื™ื˜ืงื˜ื•ืจื” ื•ื‘ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ื‘ื ื™ื™ื”.
04:58
And as I found myself on job sites more frequently,
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ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื‘ืืชืจื™ ื‘ื ื™ื™ื” ื‘ืชื“ื™ืจื•ืช ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ,
05:01
I was almost always the only woman.
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ืืš ื›ืžืขื˜ ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื”ืื™ืฉื” ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื”.
05:04
And it never crossed my mind to quit because of this,
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ื•ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื—ืœืคื” ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ื‘ืจืืฉื™ ืœืขื–ื•ื‘ ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื–ื”,
05:07
but I did feel very lonely, and I longed for a sense of community.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืžืื“ ื‘ื•ื“ื“ื”, ื•ื”ืฉืชื•ืงืงืชื™ ืœืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉืœ ืงื”ื™ืœื”.
05:14
(Saw whirrs)
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(ืงื•ืœ ืฉืœ ืžืกื•ืจ)
05:25
And over the past two decades,
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ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืฉื ื™ ื”ืขืฉื•ืจื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื,
05:28
as I have found and built that community for myself,
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ื›ื›ืœ ืฉืžืฆืืชื™ ื•ื‘ื ื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื”ื–ื• ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืขืฆืžื™,
05:33
I've realized that the reasons that I love construction are not unique.
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ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื”ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื‘ื–ื›ื•ืชืŸ ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ื‘ื ื™ื™ื” ื”ืŸ ืœื ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ื•ืช.
05:38
And that for my fellow tradeswomen,
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ื•ืฉืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื—ื‘ืจื•ืชื™ ืœืžืงืฆื•ืข,
05:41
we all walk on to a job site with the same shared sense of purpose.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืฆื•ืขื“ื•ืช ืœืืชืจ ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ื” ืขื ืื•ืชื” ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉืœ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื•ืžื˜ืจื” ืžืฉื•ืชืคืช.
05:47
We know that for us, building is both our power and our voice.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืฉืขื‘ื•ืจื ื•, ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ื” ื”ื™ื ื’ื ื”ื›ื•ื— ืฉืœื ื• ื•ื’ื ื”ืงื•ืœ ืฉืœื ื•.
05:58
(Saw whirrs)
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06:08
When I talk to my fellow tradeswomen,
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ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ืขื ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื—ื‘ืจื•ืชื™ ืœืžืงืฆื•ืข,
06:10
they agree that working in construction is gratifying,
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ื”ืŸ ืžืกื›ื™ืžื•ืช ืื™ืชื™ ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืžืœืืช ืกื™ืคื•ืง,
06:14
itโ€™s creative, and itโ€™s fun.
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ื”ื™ื ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ืช, ื•ื”ื™ื ื›ื™ื™ืคื™ืช.
06:17
It does not require some stereotypically masculine brute strength --
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ื–ื” ืœื ื“ื•ืจืฉ, ื›ืžื• ื‘ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ื”ืกื˜ืจื™ืื•ื˜ื™ืคื™ืช, ื›ื•ื— ื’ื‘ืจื™ ื’ืก --
06:22
that is what heavy machinery is for.
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ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื–ื” ื™ืฉ ืžื›ื•ื ื•ืช ื›ื‘ื“ื•ืช.
06:24
(Laughter)
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06:27
Construction is mostly problem-solving,
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ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ื” ื”ื™ื ื‘ืขื™ืงืจื” ืคืชืจื•ืŸ-ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช,
06:31
visual and spatial reasoning and a lot of communication and teamwork.
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ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื—ื–ื•ืชื™ืช ื•ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ืช ื•ื”ืจื‘ื” ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื•ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ืฆื•ื•ืช.
06:36
For women, a job in construction can pay more than twice the hourly wage
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื ืฉื™ื, ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืฉืœื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืคื™ ืฉื ื™ื™ื ืžืฉื›ืจ ืฉืขืชื™
06:42
of a comparable job in child care or health aid work.
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ืฉืœ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื“ื•ืžื” ื‘ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื‘ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืื• ื‘ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช.
06:46
And while the gender pay gap in the US hovers around 82 cents earned by women
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ื•ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉืคืขืจื™ ื”ืฉื›ืจ ื”ืžื’ื“ืจื™ื™ื ื‘ืืจื”โ€œื‘ ื ืขื™ื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ 82 ืกื ื˜ ืฉืžืจื•ื•ื™ื—ื•ืช ื ืฉื™ื
06:51
for every male-earned dollar,
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ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื“ื•ืœืจ ืฉืžืจื•ื•ื™ื—ื™ื ื’ื‘ืจื™ื,
06:53
in construction, the pay gap is nearly nonexistent,
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ื‘ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ, ืคืขืจื™ ื”ืฉื›ืจ ื”ืืœื• ื›ืžืขื˜ ื•ืœื ืงื™ื™ืžื™ื,
06:57
at 99 cents to the dollar.
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ื•ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ืขืœ 99 ืกื ื˜ ืœื›ืœ ื“ื•ืœืจ.
06:59
(Applause)
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07:03
Construction and construction management
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ื‘ื ื™ื™ื”, ื•ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ื”
07:05
are also among the fastest growing jobs for women
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ื”ื ื’ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืชื—ื•ืžื™ื ื”ืฆื•ืžื—ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื”ืขืกืงืช ื ืฉื™ื
07:09
with clear paths into advancement and leadership.
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ืขื ืžืกืœื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืจื•ืจื™ื ืœืงื™ื“ื•ื ื•ืœื ื™ื”ื•ืœ.
07:12
These are also jobs
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ืืœื• ื’ื ืชืคืงื™ื“ื™ื
07:14
with learn-while-you-earn training programs,
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ืขื ืชื›ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ื›ืฉืจื” ืชื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื•ื”ืฉืชื›ืจื•ืช,
07:16
making them financially feasible careers to enter or to transition into.
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ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ืคืš ืื•ืชืŸ ืœืงืจื™ื™ืจื•ืช ื›ื“ืื™ื•ืช ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืช ืœื”ื™ื›ื ืก ืื• ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืืœื™ื”ืŸ.
07:22
(Drill whirrs)
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07:37
The trades desperately need women, too.
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ื›ืžื• ื›ืŸ, ืžืงืฆื•ืขื•ืช ืืœื• ื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ื ื•ืืฉื•ืช ืœื ืฉื™ื.
07:42
With over 300,000 jobs left unfilled,
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ืขื ืœืžืขืœื” ืž-300,000 ืžืฉืจื•ืช ืœื ืžืื•ื™ืฉื•ืช,
07:46
women are a hugely untapped labor pool.
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ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืŸ ืžืื’ืจ ืฉืœ ื›ื•ื— ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืœื ืžืžื•ืžืฉ.
07:49
And this is a time when the demand for infrastructure is only growing.
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ื•ื–ื” ื–ืžืŸ ื‘ื• ื”ื‘ื™ืงื•ืฉ ืœืชืฉืชื™ื•ืช ืจืง ืขื•ืœื”.
07:54
And new building technologies will require new skills
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ื•ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื ื™ื™ื” ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื™ื“ืจืฉื• ืžื™ื•ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช
07:57
and new perspectives
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ื•ืคืจืกืคืงื˜ื™ื‘ื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช
07:58
to break from the way it's always been done.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉื‘ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื“ืจืš ืฉื‘ื” ื–ื” ืชืžื™ื“ ื ืขืฉื”
08:03
(Drill whirrs)
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08:19
We already understand the value
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื›ื‘ืจ ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืืช ื”ืขืจืš
08:21
of having more women in historically male-dominated spaces,
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ืฉืœ ื›ื ื™ืกืช ื ืฉื™ื ืœืžืจื—ื‘ื™ื ืฉื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ ื ืฉืœื˜ื• ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื’ื‘ืจื™ื,
08:25
like politics, C-suites and STEM.
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ื›ื’ื•ืŸ ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื”, ื“ืจื’ื™ ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ื•ื›ืŸ ืชื—ื•ืžื™ ืžื“ืข, ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”, ื”ื ื“ืกื” ื•ืžืชืžื˜ื™ืงื”.
08:31
What is it going to take for tradeswomen to take part and to take over?
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ืžื” ื–ื” ื™ื“ืจื•ืฉ ืžื‘ืขืœื•ืช ื”ืžืงืฆื•ืข ืœืงื—ืช ื—ืœืง, ื•ืœืงื‘ืœ ืคื™ืงื•ื“?
08:40
We do need a few things from the industry in greater numbers.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ืœืžืกืคืจ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžื”ืชืขืฉื™ื™ื” ื‘ื”ื™ืงืคื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ.
08:44
We need more active recruitment
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื’ื™ื•ืก ืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™
08:47
and more equitable hiring practices.
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ื•ื ื•ื”ืœื™ ื’ื™ื•ืก ื”ื•ื’ื ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ.
08:50
And we need leaders of all genders
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื™ื ืžื›ืœ ื”ืžื’ื“ืจื™ื
08:53
to step up, advocate for a better workplace culture
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ืฉื™ืงื•ืžื•, ื™ืชืžื›ื• ื‘ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ
08:58
and to bring others along with them.
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ื•ืฉื™ืกื—ืคื• ืื™ืชื ืื ืฉื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื.
09:03
(Saw whirrs)
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09:09
But our best invested effort is looking to the future.
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ืื‘ืœ ืžืืžืฆื™ ื”ื”ืฉืงืขื” ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ื ืœื”ืกืชื›ืœ ืืœ ื”ืขืชื™ื“.
09:16
We must create intentional spaces
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ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื™ื™ืฆืจ ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ื ืžื›ื•ื•ื ื™ื
09:19
for the next generation of tradeswomen to learn technical skills
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ืœื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ื‘ืื™ื ืฉืœ ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ื”ืžืงืฆื•ืข ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืžื™ื•ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ื˜ื›ื ื™ื•ืช
09:23
while being unconditionally supported by a community of other women.
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ืชื•ืš ืชืžื™ื›ื” ืœืœื ืชื ืื™ ืขโ€œื™ ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื•ืช.
09:32
(Drill whirrs)
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(ืงื•ืœ ืžื‘ืจื’ื”)
09:41
So in 2008, I founded a nonprofit
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ืื– ื‘ืฉื ืช 2008, ื”ืงืžืชื™ ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืœืœื ื›ื•ื•ื ืช ืจื•ื•ื—
09:46
to teach design and construction skills to middle and high school students,
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ืœืœืžื“ ืžื™ื•ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื ื™ื™ื” ื•ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ืœืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื—ื˜ื™ื‘ื” ื•ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ,
09:50
specifically young women of color.
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ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื ืฉื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื•ืช ืžืžื•ืฆืื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื.
09:53
Now, nearly 14 years later,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื›ืžืขื˜ 14 ืฉื ื™ื ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
09:55
that nonprofit, Girls Garage,
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ืกื“ื ืช ื”ื ืขืจื•ืช, ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืœืœื ื›ื•ื•ื ืช ืจื•ื•ื—,
09:58
has taught over 1,000 girls and gender-expansive youth
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ืœื™ืžื“ื” ืžืขืœ 1,000 ื‘ื ื•ืช ื•ื ืขืจื•ืช ืขื ืžื ืขื“ ืจื—ื‘ ืฉืœ ื”ื’ื“ืจื•ืช ืžื’ื“ืจื™ื•ืช
10:01
how to use power tools --
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ืื™ืš ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื›ืœื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื—ืฉืžืœื™ื™ื --
10:03
(Applause)
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(ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
10:08
how to use power tools,
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ืื™ืš ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื›ืœื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื—ืฉืžืœื™ื™ื,
10:10
weld, draft construction documents
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ื‘ืจื™ืชื•ืš, ื‘ืฉืจื˜ื•ื˜ื™ ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ
10:13
and work on a job site.
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ื•ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ืืชืจื™ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
10:15
And together we have built over 150 pro-bono projects
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ื•ื‘ื™ื—ื“ ื‘ื ื™ื ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž-150 ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื โ€˜ืคืจื•-ื‘ื•ื ื•โ€™
10:19
for other nonprofits in our community.
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืœืœื ืจื•ื•ื— ืื—ืจื•ืช.
10:21
(Applause)
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(ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
10:26
(Drill whirrs)
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(ืงื•ืœ ืžื‘ืจื’ื”)
10:39
When young women walk into Girls Garage,
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ื›ืฉื ืฉื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื•ืช ื ื›ื ืกื•ืช ืืœ ืกื“ื ืช ื”ื ืขืจื•ืช,
10:42
they're acknowledged as capable and whole.
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ื”ืŸ ืžื•ืขืจื›ื•ืช ื›ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ื•ืฉืœืžื•ืช.
10:46
They are taught by female instructors
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ื”ืŸ ืœื•ืžื“ื•ืช ืžื ืฉื™ื ืžื“ืจื™ื›ื•ืช
10:49
who are architects and carpenters and welders,
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ืฉื”ืŸ ืื“ืจื™ื›ืœื™ื•ืช ื•ื ื’ืจื™ื•ืช, ื•ืจืชื›ื™ื•ืช
10:53
who have lived lives and who've walked paths
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ืฉื—ื™ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื•ืฆืขื“ื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ื
10:55
similar to their own.
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ื“ื•ืžื™ื ืœืฉืœื”ืŸ.
11:00
When a student uses the chop saw for the very first time,
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ื›ืฉืชืœืžื™ื“ื•ืช ืžืฉืชืžืฉื•ืช ื‘ืžืกื•ืจ ืงื•ืฆืฅ ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื”ืŸ,
11:04
I'm standing right next to them saying, "You got this."
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ืื ื™ ืขื•ืžื“ืช ืžืžืฉ ืœืฆื™ื“ืŸ ื•ืื•ืžืจืช, โ€œื™ืฉ ืœืš ืืช ื–ื”โ€œ.
11:10
And these are the things that make the difference.
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ื•ืืœื• ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœ.
11:13
And so the next generation of tradeswomen, our students,
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ื•ื›ืš ื”ื“ื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื ืฉืœ ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ื”ืžืงืฆื•ืข, ื”ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
11:17
will enter the trades
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ื™ื™ื›ื ืกื• ืœืชื—ื•ื ื”ืขื™ืกื•ืง
11:19
knowing what it feels like to be respected and valued
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ื›ืฉื”ืŸ ื™ื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืื™ืš ื–ื” ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื›ื•ื‘ื“ืช ื•ืžื•ืขืจื›ืช
11:22
and will know how to demand it when they're not.
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ื•ื™ื“ืขื• ืื™ืš ืœื“ืจื•ืฉ ืืช ื–ื” ื›ืฉื”ืŸ ืœื ื–ื•ื›ื•ืช ืœื™ื—ืก ื›ื–ื”.
11:26
(Applause)
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(ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
11:31
I may not have had a female mentor on my first construction site,
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ืื•ืœื™ ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ืžื ื˜ื•ืจื™ืช ืื™ืฉื” ื‘ืืชืจ ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™,
11:35
but I can pay forward what I lacked to the 16-year-old in front of me.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ื”ืœืื” ืœื‘ืช ื”-16 ืฉืขื•ืžื“ืช ืžื•ืœื™ ืืช ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ื—ืกืจ ืœื™.
11:41
In step with other youth organizations and apprenticeship programs,
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ื‘ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ืืจื’ื•ื ื™ ื ื•ืขืจ ืื—ืจื™ื ื•ืชื•ื›ื ื™ื•ืช ื—ื ื™ื›ื” ืื—ืจื•ืช,
11:46
we're creating strong communities of tradeswomen
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ืฆืจื•ืช ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื—ื–ืงื” ืฉืœ ื ืฉื•ืช ืžืงืฆื•ืข
11:49
as a microcosm for what we believe the industry needs at a macro level.
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ื›ืžื™ืงืจื•ืงื•ืกืžื•ืก ืฉืœ ืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืืžื™ื ื•ืช ืฉื”ืชืขืฉื™ื™ื” ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืจืžืช ื”ืžืืงืจื•.
11:55
We're filling their toolboxes with drills and saws and ferocity and joy.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืžืœืื•ืช ืืช ืืจื’ื– ื”ื›ืœื™ื ืฉืœื”ืŸ ืขื ืžืงื“ื—ื•ืช, ืžืกื•ืจื™ื, ืืกืจื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื•ืฉืžื—ื”.
12:01
These are the young women
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ืืœื• ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืฆืขื™ืจื•ืช
12:03
who will go forth to build the world we all want to see.
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ืฉื™ื™ืฆืื• ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช.
12:06
(Applause)
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(ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
12:15
So when I picture a construction site, they are the crew that I imagine.
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ืื– ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืžื“ืžื™ื™ื ืช ืืชืจ ื‘ื ื™ื™ื”, ื”ืŸ ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ืื•ืชื• ืื ื™ ืžื“ืžื™ื™ื ืช.
12:22
This is my actual Girls Garage crew, the construction crew of my dreams.
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ื–ื”ื• ื‘ืืžืช ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืกื“ื ืช ื”ื ืขืจื•ืช, ืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ื” ืฉืœ ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืชื™.
12:28
This is not a pipe dream.
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ื–ื” ืœื ื—ืœื•ื ืื• ืคื ื˜ื–ื™ื”.
12:30
It's already a reality,
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ื–ื• ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช.
12:32
but one that we must name and nurture and multiply.
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ื–ื• ืฉืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืชืช ืœื” ืฉื ื•ืœื˜ืคื— ื•ืœืฉื›ืคืœ.
12:38
It is our job now to demand unconditional support for tradeswomen
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ื–ื• ื”ืžืฉื™ืžื” ืฉืœื ื• ื›ืขืช ืœื“ืจื•ืฉ ืชืžื™ื›ื” ืœืœื ืชื ืื™ ืœื ืฉื•ืช ื”ืžืงืฆื•ืข
12:43
in their quest to play a vital role in the construction of our world.
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ื‘ืฉืื™ืคื” ืฉืœื”ืŸ ืœืžืœื ืชืคืงื™ื“ ื—ื™ื•ื ื™ ื‘ื‘ื ื™ื™ืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ืฉืœื ื•.
12:48
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
12:49
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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