"Getting more women working as electricians would help resolve a crucial labor shortage, but it could also help close the gender wage gap." Only 2% of electricians are women, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Getting more women working as electricians would help resolve a crucial labor shortage, but it could also help close the gender wage gap. She also wanted to help connect more young women like herself with well-paid jobs that they might not have envisioned for themselves. She also runs Women Do Everything, a networking group for women in the STEM fields and blue-collar, male-dominated industries like hers.