{"id":2395,"date":"2012-06-06T10:37:47","date_gmt":"2012-06-06T18:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/blog\/carmenelectrode\/?p=2395"},"modified":"2012-06-07T10:46:30","modified_gmt":"2012-06-07T18:46:30","slug":"welding-is-for-girls-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/2012\/06\/06\/welding-is-for-girls-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Welding IS for Girls Too"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have a daughter entering 6th to 8th grade and you&#8217;re looking for a summer camp designed to improve her self-confidence, and introduce her to a wide range of educational and career options, then a Rosie&#8217;s Girls Camp may be just the thing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/wp-content\/uploads\/kid-Welding.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2509 aligncenter\" title=\"Girl Welding\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/wp-content\/uploads\/kid-Welding-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/wp-content\/uploads\/kid-Welding-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/wp-content\/uploads\/kid-Welding-679x1024.jpg 679w, https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/wp-content\/uploads\/kid-Welding.jpg 1384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Rosie&#8217;s Girls explore &#8220;nontraditional&#8221; careers like carpentry and welding, and learn that these ARE viable and exciting career options. \u00a0At camp the girls \u00a0&#8220;learn\u00a0and apply basic carpentry skills including measuring, cutting, hammering and tool safety. Create projects to take home and use these skills in a community service project. Rosie\u2019s Girls campers have built picnic tables, benches and small structures for social service organizations that show the broader world what girls can do.&#8221; \u00a0 And the best part&#8211; \u00a0the girls learn to use power tools!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/play\/ih2Bl%2BoxAg.html?p=1\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\"><\/iframe><object style=\"display: none;\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/a.blip.tv\/api.swf#ih2Bl+oxAg\" \/><embed style=\"display: none;\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/a.blip.tv\/api.swf#ih2Bl+oxAg\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>One thing I noticed is the safety gloves those girls are wearing seem awfully big on their small hands! \u00a0I know this is one of the challenges for women welders (of all ages and sizes) which is why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=597_1931_595\" target=\"_blank\">Arc-Zone sells the\u00a0AngelFire\u2122 line of \u00a0premium welding protection products&#8211;from the Firefly TIG welding gloves to the VelvetArc flame resistant welding jackets from designed exclusively for women by Revco<\/a>&#8211;because women are different! \u00a0You&#8217;ll also find the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=597_1931_595&amp;products_id=9476\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>AngelFire\u2122<\/strong>\u00a0Women&#8217;s MIG\/Stick welding gloves<\/a>and size charts so you&#8217;ll get the right fit.<\/p>\n<p>Better fit improves safety, and better fitting gloves means women welders can take full advantage of their excellent manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.<\/p>\n<p>Wile you&#8217;re at Arc-Zone.com check out the line of premium\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=233\" target=\"_blank\">welding helmets (from manufacturers like Miller and Jackson, safety glasses, and equipment for respiratory safety and heat stress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To find a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rosiesgirls.org\/locations-and-dates.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Rosie&#8217;s Girls camp near you, visit the Rosie&#8217;s Girls website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo\u00a0courtesy\u00a0of pcc.edu\/pavtec\/girls\/2007_conference.htm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have a daughter entering 6th to 8th grade and you&#8217;re looking for a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[63,46,65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-rosies","category-welding-fun","category-working-women-society","entry","fw-tab-6 fw-tabr-4"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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