One of RCI’s main goals is to increase the diversity of its membership. Its outreach to women may be seen in its recent collaboration with National Women in Roofing. RCI Interface is also dedicated to recruiting more female authors to publish in the pages of this journal. We believe that female participation, perspective, and energy are crucial to our industry’s … [Read more...]
National Women in Roofing Pilots Scholarship Program
National Women in Roofing is pleased to offer a pilot program for scholarships for first-time attendees to NWIR Day and the International Roofing Expo at the 2019 IRE and NRCA Convention in Nashville, TN. The pilot program is designed to encourage first-time attendees who work for a contractor to experience the benefits of professional development in the roofing industry, as … [Read more...]
RCI and NWIR Sign Cooperative Agreement
National Women in Roofing (NWIR) have signed a cooperative plan to further the promotion, outreach, shared purposes, and over-arching goals of the two organizations. Designed to strengthen the mutual interests of the associations and the building envelope industry at large, the cooperative agreement advocates for a combined total of almost 5,000 members in North America. … [Read more...]
The #Metoo Movement – How #Youtoo Can Mitigate Your Risk
By Trent Cotney and Marci Britt Beginning in October 2017, when dozens of women in the entertainment industry came forward with allegations that movie mogul Harvey Weinstein had sexually harassed or assaulted them, the #MeToo Movement was launched, and soon a tidal wave of similar allegations flooded in against a long list of other prominent, high-powered men in Hollywood, the … [Read more...]
“What Do We Want? Equality. What Don’t We Want? Misogyny”
That’s what the construction workers chant to women walking by in an Australian advert for Snickers called “Hungry Builders.” The premise of the ad is that men don’t act “normal” when they’re hungry, and if they just had a Snickers bar, they would go back to being misogynistic and instead objectify the women walking by. Both men and women thought the ad itself was sexist. … [Read more...]