{"id":3766,"date":"2014-12-18T09:31:49","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T17:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/?p=3766"},"modified":"2020-08-05T17:02:31","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T00:02:31","slug":"welding-giant-angel-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/2014\/12\/18\/welding-giant-angel-wings\/","title":{"rendered":"Welding Giant Angel Wings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/2014\/12\/18\/welding-giant-angel-wings\/noid-100_1575\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3768\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/wp-content\/uploads\/noid-100_1575.jpg\" alt=\"Barbie Parsons, Woman Welder\" width=\"368\" height=\"245\" \/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Barbie Parsons was fascinated by the movie Castaway with Tom Hanks, but she was not drawn to the story of survival, nor character played by Tom Hanks, but rather with the woman welding giant angel wings at the beginning of the movie.\u00a0 She said to herself, \u201cI would love to do that!\u201d\u00a0 And for the last seven years that\u2019s exactly what she\u2019s been doing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->We asked Barbie to share her story with us, and here&#8217;s what she says:<\/p>\n<h2>What excites you about welding?:<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">I love the art side of welding, the custom fabrication. I love that I can imagine something and then create it. I love that there is always something to learn.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/2014\/12\/18\/welding-giant-angel-wings\/noid-100_1494\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3767\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-3767\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/wp-content\/uploads\/noid-100_1494.jpg\" alt=\"Barbie Parsons: Woman Welding!\" width=\"387\" height=\"258\" \/><\/a>And what welding process(es) do you use most or feel more familiar with?:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">I MIG and TIG stainless, steel and aluminum. I can also set up and run a spot welder. (does this count?!!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: \u00a0Yes! it all counts!<\/p>\n<h2>How did you train?:<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">I went to a local <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gstboces.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services)<\/a> and trained for six months in an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gstboces.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">adult education class for welding in Elmira, New York.<\/a> This was only 104 hours over the course of that time. After I graduated I went to work for a local custom fabrication shop.\u00a0 I learned more in the first week working there than in the whole six months at school. Most of what I know was taught to me on the job by my coworkers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>What kind of welding jobs have you held?:<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">I have held two welding jobs. One as a welder\/fabricator at a local custom fabrication shop and now as owner of my own custom fabrication shop.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.714285714;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Have you experienced discrimination as a woman welder? if YES how have you handled it? if NO, why do you think that is?:<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">I worked as an auto mechanic for 8 years and dealt with a lot of discrimination. I expected the same in the welding field when I first started but was treated with respect by every welder I worked with and get treated like an equal by every welder I have met. I believe that every welder knows what a tough and demanding job it is and has respect for any man or woman who works as one.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">What advice would you give your 15 year old self?:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Believe in yourself. Always work hard, it\u2019s not always easy but it will be worth it.<\/p>\n<h2>What advice would you give young women interested in welding as a career?:<\/h2>\n<p>Follow your heart. If you are interested in welding then do it! There are so many opportunities in welding, so many different things you can do in the field.<\/p>\n<h2>Any thing else you&#8217;d like to add?:<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">I was amazed to find that I am not the only woman welder out there. I was the only woman at the company I worked for and after 7 years in the field have only met one other woman welder. I love to see all the groups of woman welders out there. I am so proud to see all my beautiful welding sisters!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* \u00a0* \u00a0* \u00a0*<\/p>\n<p>Barbie has also started her own t-shirt company, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dirtrockernation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dirtrocker Nation<\/a>.\u00a0 She says, \u201cAfter being frustrated not being able to find any great welding shirts for me to burn up I started my own t-shirt company. It is a blue collar brand for the working woman and man and has great funny t-shirts for welders!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/2014\/12\/18\/welding-giant-angel-wings\/master-t-001\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3769\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3769\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/wp-content\/uploads\/MASTER-T-001.jpg\" alt=\"MASTER T-001\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To connect with Barbie online, visit https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WonderlandWelding<\/p>\n<p>And remember, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/contacting-carmen-electrode\/featured-new-rosie\/\">Arc-Zone.com wants to share YOUR story!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barbie Parsons was fascinated by the movie Castaway with Tom Hanks, but she was not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":3768,"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":[19,63,46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arc-zone-news","category-new-rosies","category-welding-fun","entry","fw-tab-6 fw-tabr-4"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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