Recognizing, celebrating and promoting the success of women in union construction trades.
Congratulations to the finalists and winners of the 2025 Women Building Success Photo Contest!
Category: Me at Work
Category: Jobsite
Category: Tools & Craftsmanship
What: 2025 Women Building Success Photo Contest Reception
When: Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 4-6:30 p.m.
Where: Insulators Local 34, 95 Empire Drive, St. Paul
Reception is open to all. Contest is open to all union tradeswomen.
Food will be provided.
Three finalists in each category will be selected. Event attendees will vote on winners March 4!
Categories:
How to enter:
Contest is open to all union tradeswomen.
Email photos, along with your name, trade, email address and the state where you live, to events@womenbuildingsuccess.org
PHOTO ENTRIES DUE BY 4 PM FRIDAY, FEB. 21.
By submitting your photo, you agree to allow Women Building Success to use your photo in media, website and marketing materials.
Download the event flyer here.
What: 2024 Trades Games Challenge
When: Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, 4-6:30 p.m.
Where: Pipefitters 455 Apprenticeship Training Center, 1301 L’Orient St.,
St. Paul, MN.
In honor of National Apprenticeship Week, Women Building Success hosts Trades Games Challenge. Join us for fun, food and friendly competition! We’ll give away a variety of prizes, including cash-prize drawings.
Anyone age 18 and up is welcome.
PLEASE RSVP HERE.
All will be entered in a prize drawing when they RSVP!
Download the event flyer here.
Nominate someone you know for the 2024 Women Building Success Awards!
This year’s ceremony is Thursday, June 6. The nomination deadline is Monday, May 20.
Categories are:
Download the nomination form, category criteria and other guidelines here.
Ask your union about tickets for the ceremony.
Full event details here.
2024 Women Building Success Photo Contest Winners
Congratulations to this year’s winners, and thanks to everyone who submitted photos and attended the 2024 event!
Winners
Me at Work:
Join us for a reception to choose the winners of this year’s photo contest. Reception is open to all. Food will be provided.
What: Women Building Success Photo Contest Reception
When: 4-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Where: Ironworkers Union Hall, 851 Pierce Butler Route, St. Paul
3 finalists in each category will be selected. Event attendees will vote on winners March 6!
The photo entry deadline has passed. Thanks to everyone who submitted!
Download the flyer here.
What: Women Building Success Photo Contest Reception
When: 4-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Where: Ironworkers Union Hall, 851 Pierce Butler Route, St. Paul
Reception is open to all. Contest is open to all union tradeswomen.
Food will be provided.
3 finalists in each category will be selected. Event attendees will vote on winners March 6!
Categories:
How to enter:
Contest is open to all union tradeswomen.
Email photos, along with your name and email address, to events@womenbuildingsuccess.org.
Deadline to enter photos is 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16.
By submitting your photo, you agree to allow Women Building Success to use your photo in media, website and marketing materials.
Download the flyer here.
In honor of National Apprenticeship Week Women Building Success will host the Trades Games Challenge Tuesday, Nov. 14. RSVP today for a chance to win a prize!
What: Trade Games Challenge
When: 4-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14
Where: Pipefitters 455 Apprenticeship Training Center 1301 L’Orient St., Saint Paul, MN
Anyone age 18 and up is welcome. Women are eligible to win Trade Games Challenge prizes.
Everyone who RSVPs will be entered in a prize drawing (must be present at the event to win).
Download the PDF flyer here.
WBS is proud to announce our 2023 Women Building Success Banquet is happening June 1st, 2023 at Kellerman Event Center in White Bear Lake.
We had 250 union trades workers and supporters in attendance and presented our yearly awards to a roaring crowd. Nomination forms are being accepted from now until May 17, 2023.
Nominate your choice for the following categories:
Apprentice of the Year
Journeyworker of the Year
Advocate of the Year
We would love to have your local union or organization sponsor a table!
Women Building Success has taken great joy in sponsoring a yearly photo contest for women in the trades. We are looking forward to sharing these photos from recent years the week before our photo contest event!
Stop on over after work Monday through Friday or enjoy a Saturday in our state’s capitol celebrating our people in the trades!
