'It's not just a man's industry': Women in Construction Week shows growing number of women in trades

Women in Construction Week highlights growing opportunities in the trades Construction has traditionally been seen as a male-dominated field. Across Vermont, more women are entering the trade and expanding what opportunities in this industry can look like. Women in Construction Week highlights growing opportunities in the trades Construction has traditionally been seen as a male-dominated field. Across Vermont, more women are entering the trade and expanding what opportunities in this industry can look like. MARCH MARKS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH... AND IT ALSO HAPPENS TO BE WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION WEEK! ITS A NATIONAL CELEBRATION... RECOGNIZING WOMEN WORKING IN THE TRADES AND ENCOURAGING MORE PEOPLE TO EXPLORE CAREERS IN THE INDUSTRY. NBC5'S CHARLOTTE HANCOX SHOWS US HOW LOCAL WOMEN ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. CONSTRUCTION HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN SEEN AS A MALE-DOMINATED FIELD. BUT ACROSS VERMONT, MORE WOMEN ARE ENTERING THE TRADES... AND EXPANDING WHAT OPPORTUNITY IN THIS INDUSTRY CAN LOOK LIKE. Megan Holcomb / 00:06:31:20 - 00:06:46:03 <"whenever there's an opportunity that you can take that seems too big, too bold, too scary. It's about like taking that and just seeing where you go and, you know, finding help along the way."> MEGAN HOLCOMB IS A CONSTRUCTION LEAD FOR AN ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL, CALLED YOUTHBUILD. WHEN SHE'S NOT TEACHING, SHE IS KNOWN AS "MISS LAKE CHAMPLAIN", AS A CONTESTANT FOR MISS VERMONT... USING HER PLATFORM TO PROMOTE TRADES EDUCATION. SHE'S NOT ALONE IN THI...