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Why do we need more women in solar?

Recruitment: Women make up only 18.7% of the solar workforce in the U.S. What is stopping women from joining our forward-looking industry? And what can be done about it? Rosana Francescato from PV Solar Report seeks the answers.

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pv magazine

15 Sep 2014

The U.S. solar industry is growing. According to the Solar Foundation jobs census, it grew almost 20% last year, employing nearly 143,000 people by November 2013. That’s ten times the national average job growth rate. The industry is expected to grow 15.6% this year. Yet what’s wrong with this picture? Women make up just 18.7% …

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