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The Lost Art of the Skilled Trades · Episode 52

How to Get Into the Trades as a Woman: Apprenticeships, Representation & Skilled Trades Careers w/ Judaline Cassidy

With Judaline Cassidy · Plumber, Tools and Tiaras

Hosted by Andrew Brown · May 27, 2025

Want to join the skilled trades as a woman?

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How to Get Into the Trades as a Woman: Apprenticeships, Representation & Skilled Trades Careers w/ Judaline Cassidy — The Lost Art of the Skilled Trades

About This Conversation.

Want to join the skilled trades as a woman? Judaline Cassidy shares how to start, find support, and thrive in a trades career, from plumbing to advocacy.

Host Andrew Brown sits down with master plumber and trades advocate Judaline Cassidy, founder of Tools and Tiaras, to talk about how women can break into the skilled trades. They dive into the reality of being a female plumber, how trades careers for girls are growing, the power of social media, and how to navigate the path through skilled trades apprenticeships.

If you're looking to join a fulfilling career in construction, carpentry, HVAC, or plumbing, this episode offers real stories and tactical advice from someone who’s lived it. IN THIS EPISODE: ●

Key Takeaways.

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    ● Seeing a female plumber in action can shift a young girl’s entire career path. ● The Tools and Tiaras program introduces trades careers to girls through hands-on learning. ● Union-based skilled trades apprenticeships offer equal pay, benefits, and career longevity. ● Women in skilled trades must prove themselves repeatedly, but change is happening.

Meet Judaline Cassidy.

Judaline Cassidy is a union plumber, public speaker, and founder of Tools and Tiaras, a nonprofit that introduces young girls to the trades industry through monthly workshops and summer camps. A longtime advocate for women in skilled trades, Judaline’s mission is to empower girls with tools and the confidence to use them.

Her story spans countries, decades, and ceilings shattered, all with a wrench in hand.

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