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Campers wear hard hats and yellow safety vests at this Philly construction camp for girls

More women have joined the construction industry in the last 10 years, but they continue to be in the minority. This Philly camp aims to introduce young girls to the trades.

An apprentice at the Sheet Metal Workers’ Training Center of Local Union 19 in South Philadelphia helps a camper bend a sheet of metal during a workshop.
An apprentice at the Sheet Metal Workers’ Training Center of Local Union 19 in South Philadelphia helps a camper bend a sheet of metal during a workshop.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer