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Electric Utility Operations

Celebrating Women in the Trade for International Women's Day

March 13, 2023

For International Women's Day, utilities honored their female employees, including their women in the line trade.

On International Women's Day on March 8, 2023, utilities honored their female lineworkers with celebratory posts on social media. One particular video, however, caught my eye. Here is a Hydro One post that I wanted to share with our Lineman Life enewsletter subscribers and T&D World readers.

"Today's International Women's Day and we spent the day with our lines apprentice Mackenzie Gillan! Mackenzie is a strong team player with an unshakeable dedication to her craft. At the Kansas Line's Rodeo, she took home 3 awards and became the first woman apprentice to podium at the competition. We love to see the women of Hydro One pursue meaningful careers while fostering diversity in the trades. We're so proud to have her on our team!"

To learn more, watch the video below and check out the blog on Hydro One's Web site: http://ow.ly/1OE750NckC0

About the Author

Amy Fischbach | Amy Fischbach, EUO Contributing Editor

Amy Fischbach is the Field Editor for T&D World magazine and manages the Electric Utility Operations section. She is the host of the Line Life Podcast, which celebrates the grit, courage and inspirational teamwork of the line trade. She also works on the annual Lineworker Supplement and the Vegetation Management Supplement as well as the Lineman Life and Lineman's Rodeo News enewsletters. Amy also covers events such as the Trees & Utilities conference and the International Lineman's Rodeo. She is the past president of the ASBPE Educational Foundation and ASBPE and earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Kansas State University. She can be reached at [email protected].