(12 May 2025)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Broadview, Illinois – 26 March 2025
1. Shot from above women training with iron workers
2. Trainee practicing skill
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chicago – 1 April 2025
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jayne Vellinga, Chicago Women in Trades:
“So, Chicago Women in Trades is a tradeswomen’s organization founded 40 years ago to increase women’s economic equity by increasing their participation in high wage blue collar occupations like the construction trades.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Broadview, Illinois – 26 March 2025
4. Various of trainees practicing drilling
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Sam Barraza, Program participant:
“I don’t know anything about the trades world at all. And coming into this, there are so many insider things that if your uncle was in the trades or your dad did it, whatever, you would know.”
6. Various of trainees in class
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chicago – 1 April 2025
7. Mural of woman construction worker
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Broadview, Illinois – 26 March 2025
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Sam Barraza, Program participant:
“They do a good job of actually preparing you, so I know what to expect and I’m ready for it.”
9. Barraza practicing skills
10. Various shots from above trainees practicing iron working skills
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chicago – 1 April 2025
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Jayne Vellinga, Chicago Women in Trades:
“We have trouble planning because we don’t know what’s happening in the future.”
12. Various of Chicago Women in Trades admin meeting
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Jayne Vellinga, Chicago Women in Trades
“And so there’s a kind of really uncomfortable limbo going on.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Broadview, Illinois – 26 March 2025
14. Various trainees drilling and practicing metal work
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chicago – 1 April 2025
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Jayne Vellinga, Chicago Women in Trades:
“The executive orders refer to DEI as illegal and immoral, but does not define exactly what that means.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Broadview, Illinois – 26 March 2025
16. Wide of instructor supervising trainees
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chicago – 1 April 2025
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Jayne Vellinga, Chicago Women in Trades:
“It appears to be telling us that we will not be eligible for or may have our federal grants terminated if we are engaging in the regular work of our organization. If we attempt to advance our mission, we are perhaps risking our funding.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Broadview, Illinois – 26 March 2025
18. Variation of “We Can Do It!” sign
19. Sign showing Chicago Women in Trades pledge of solidarity
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Sam Barraza, Program participant:
“Like when we talk to the guys that lead the programs, and they’re like, well we want to hire more women, but a lot of them don’t come prepared. So it’s like this program is helping everybody because they’re preparing us, which is what the people want.”
21. Various women practicing trades skills
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Sam Barraza, Program participant:
“This program doesn’t give us any like, it doesn’t like put us over men, or what like men learn just growing up and being socialized as men. It just gives us a level playing field.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chicago – 1 April 2025
23. Mural of woman trades worker
24. Poster of quotes from news articles about gender gaps in trades
STORYLINE:
The orders have set off a scramble among corporations, universities, law firms and major philanthropies to figure out how to adapt their DEI policies to avoid losing federal funding. Some have challenged the executive orders head on.
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