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Women Entering Fields Dominated by Men
Barriers
still in place
w ith h e r jo b at N u tte r C o r p o r a ­
tio n in V a n c o u v e r, W ash .
S h e w a s a t tr a c t e d to th e
$50,(XX) a y e a r sh e c o u ld m ak e
as a h e a v y e q u ip m e n t o p e ra to r.
R aymond R endleman
T he P ortland O bserver
by
“ W o m e n b rin g d iffe re n t ta l­
e n ts to th e c o n s tru c tio n in d u stry
M o re th an 4 0 y e a rs a fte r th e
E q u al P ay A ct, stu d e n ts w ere
th a t c o m p le m e n t w h a t th e in ­
still s u rp rise d to se e a w o m a n
d riv in g c o n s tru c tio n e q u ip m e n t.
d u s try
T h e re a c tio n is u n d e rsta n d a b le ,
k e tin g d ire c to r.
o f f e r s ,” w ro te
L is a
S c h m id t, N u tte r C o r p ’s m a r­
S c h m id t
c o n s id e rin g w o m e n m a k e up
e x p e c ts
fu tu re
tw o p e rc e n t o f th e c o n s tru c tio n
g ro w th in O re g o n ’s c o n s tru c ­
w o rk fo rc e a n d e a rn 7 9 p e rc e n t
tio n in d u stry w ill b rin g m o re
o f th e a v e ra g e sa la ry th a t m en
o p p o rtu n ities for w o m en in fields
m a k e in th is field.
th a t h a v e b e e n d o m in a te d by
m en .
O n e e x c e p tio n is M ic h e lle
P ro u ty , w h o w a n te d to e n c o u r ­
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ag e m o re w o m e n to e n te r the
c o n s tru c tio n b u sin e ss by s h o w ­
ing o f f h e r sk ills to 4 ,5 0 0 s tu ­
Construction worker
Michelle Prouty
delights audiences at
the Northwest Youth
Career Expo last
month by showing off
her skills using a
mini-hoe.
d e n ts at th e N o rth w e st Y o u th
C a re e r E x p o . S h rie k s o f s u r­
p rise e ru p te d fro m th e a u d ie n c e
as sh e u se d a m in i-h o e to p la ce
a b a s e b a ll o n to a sa fe ty co n e .
A fte r w o rk in g h e r w ay up
fro m a fla g g e r, P ro u ty is h ap p y
Live Music Every Night
Dear Deanna!
• Live blues perform ances T uesday at Produce Row Café, 204 SE Oak,
from 9 p.m. to Midnight, the Steinhaus, 2366 SE 82nd Ave., Mississippi
Studios, 3939 N. Mississippi Ave., from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. and at Jimmy
M ak's, 221 NW 10th, at 8 p.m. Live blues and jazz performances are
I’m the only girl out o f five boys in
my fam ily. I’m not the oldest but
because my mom was a single par­
ent, I had to grow up too fast and
take care o f my siblings. I’ve been
on my ow n for tw o years and my
m other w on’t accept the fact (hat
she ca n ’t boss me around anymore.
I d o n ’t m ind babysitting while she
works but my life is my priority. We
argue a lot because I w on’t stay
from w ork, skip college classes or
give her money. How do Ideal with
this and hold on to respect? —
available.
Tired Daughter; Columbia, S.C.
• W ednesdays, the Candlelight Room , 2032 SW 5th. and D uff’s
G arage, 635 SE 7th, and the Blue Diam ond, 2016 NE Sandy BI vd., offer
up b lues p erfo rm an ce s. Catch live ja z z p e rfo rm a n c e s at the Blue
M onk, the Portland Art M useum. Jim m y M ak’s, and Jax, 826 S W 2nd,
fro m 7 :3 0 p .m .to 11 p.m.
Dear Tired Daughter:
• Hannah Bea’s, 3969 N .E.M LK , presents jazzduringits
S u n d ay Brunch Serenade’ from 11 a.m .-l p.m.
• L ive ja z z p e rfo rm a n c e s S u n d ay evenings from 8:30
p .m .-11:30p.m.,at Clyde’sPrime Rib,5474N ESandy.and
at the Blue M onk ,3341 S.E. Belmont.
• Participate in a m ixed-m edia open m ic night each Monday at the
Back-to-BackCafe, 614 E. Burnside, and at the Clackam as Com munity
C ollege’s Open M ic Jazz Jam s, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Y ou've been a babysitter for so
long that your m other feels the loss
and the financial im pact. Your
m other spent so much tim e working
and raising the kids she didn’t no­
tice you growing up, developing
your own personality and becom ­
ing a woman. She still views you as
a child. Have a discussion with her
as you help her begin to know you
as an adult. Rem ind her that the
• On Thursdays the W om en in Blues Review, at T illicum ’s, 8585 SW
Beaverton in Hillsdale.
• F rid a y s a n d S a tu rd a y s offer many venue choices around the metro
area: H alibuts (2525 NE Alberta St.), M ississippi Studios, L V 's, 3530
N. V ancouver Ave., XV, 15 SW 2nd, Out o f the Blues, 2050 NW
V aughn. M anila Express, 12370 SE Main St. in Tigard, O ne Stop
Records, 615 NE K illingsworth St., and the U-licious Sm okehouse,
4057 N. Interstate Ave.
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OPENING ACT
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COOL B R EE Z^
AskDtwz/zû!
the purse m ade me notice. — Sus­
picious; On-Line Reader
Dear Suspicious:
An advice
Column
known fur
reality based
subjects!
other kids will be grown soon. As
you offer to help when you can and
when you c a n ’t offer solutions that
may help.
Dear Deanna!
My boyfriend gave me a fake purse
for my birthday and I really liked a
lot. My mind changed drastically
when I found out he gave som eone
else a purse like it. H ow ever, the
purse he gave to another girl was
real and he spent a lot o f m oney on
it. Now I' fn beginning to think that
he cheats on me because I'v e no­
ticed changes in his behavior, he
disappears and acts funny. I guess
h e’s been doing this for a w hile but
The m om ent you learned he gave
another female a gift is the m oment
you should have got with the pro­
gram. To m ake m atters w orse, he
gave you the cheapie so that should
tell you how he really feels about
you. It’s sham eful that it took a
material possession to reveal what
you w ere too silly to see. All in all
you cam e out on top. Look on the
bright side and thank him for spar­
ing you from a broken heart, look­
ing like a fool and getting played
like a sucker.
Dear Deanna!
My brother is dating a girl that is
using him. S he’s pretty and th at’s
why my brother runs after her I i ke a
sick dog. It really bothers me to see
this. He acts as if he has to do
everything for her, do w hat she
says and c a n 't think for himself.
I’ve seen her out with guys and she
talks on the phone to several o f my
male friends but she claim s it’s in­
nocent. I d o n ’t believe her espe­
cially after seeing her in the club
with a guy. How do I expose her and
her lies? — Temia; Sacramento,
Calif.
Dear Temia:
If y o u r b ro th er w ants to be a mat
th a t’s w alk ed all over, th e re ’s not
m uch you can do to ch an g e it.
O b v io u sly h e ’s c o n te n t b ein g
used and sh arin g his g irlfrien d .
T he best you can do is give him
ad v ice to be ca u tio u s, pay a tte n ­
tion to th e sig n s and be c lea r o f
his ex p e ctatio n s in his relatio n - .
ship. If he ch o o ses to ig n o re the
w ords o f w isd o m , sit back and be
ready to su p p o rt him w hen she
tak es him to the clean ers, hurts
him and b leed s him dry.
Ask Deanna is written by Deanna
M. Write Ask Deanna! Email:
askdeannal @yahoo.com or 264
S. LaCienega Bird. Suite 1283
Beverly Hills. CA 90211. Website:
www.askdeanna.coni
M ental Health Services Work
Arrests, school expulsions decline
Com munity treatment for mental
health disorders has reduced ar­
rests o f adults and school suspen­
sions and expulsions for youths.
Data reported by the Oregon
D epartm ent o f H um an Services
show reductions in arrests o f nearly
70 percent for both youths and
adults. In addition, data from treat­
ment providers show a 56 percent
reduction in school suspensions
and expulsions o f adolescents a
year after treatm ent began.
C om m unity m ental health treat­
ment is available across Oregon
from county governm ents and more
than 100 private nonprofit provid­
ers. A nyone interested in learning
about mental health treatm ent ser­
v ic e s m ay c o n ta c t th e lo c a l
county ' s mental health departm ent,
listed in the blue governm ent pages
o f the phone book.
Bob Nikkei, DHS assistant direc­
tor for addictions and ijiental health,
said publicly financed services.
needed by m any people with se­
vere mental illnesses, reach ju st 35
percent o f the nearly 108,000 chil­
dren and adolescents and 44 per­
cent o f the nearly 162,000 adults
estim ated to ex p erien ce severe
em otional disorders or mental ill­
nesses in any given year.
In his p ro clam atio n o f M ay as
M ental H ealth M onth in O regon,
G ov. K ulongoski m adea pledge
to rep lace the aging O regon S tate
H ospital and stren g th en the c o m ­
m unity m ental h ealth system that
su p p o rts it.
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