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As a committee, we feel it’s important to emphasize that Black history is American history. We strive to honor Black Americans not just in February, but all year long with diversity, equity, and inclusion. We’re excited to feature some amazing Black women in roofing along with notable Black Americans in history! We encourage all members to read their stories and embrace this month with the intention of learning and honoring their stories and accomplishments. Since 1976, [...]

Cohort 3 is off to a great start and enrollment is open for Cohort 4 which begins on April 3rd! REAL Roofing is an educational program designed to move the roofing industry forward with diversity, equity, and inclusion - also known as DEI. National Women in Roofing prides itself on being innovators and change-makers in the industry, and we are so proud to launch this program and create REAL change within the roofing community. We’re all [...]

Enrollment is open for our REAL Roofing DEI program and couldn’t be more excited! Our launch date is Monday, January 16th in honor of Martin Luther King Day! We will be hosting an interactive webinar on January 12th at 11am to review the program and answer any questions you may have before the program starts! What is REAL Roofing? Glad you asked! REAL Roofing is an educational program designed to move the roofing industry forward with [...]

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for our REAL Roofing diversity, equity and inclusion program! Our launch date is Monday, January 16th in honor of Martin Luther King Day! What is REAL Roofing? Glad you asked! REAL Roofing is an educational program designed to move the roofing industry forward with diversity, equity, and inclusion - also known as DEI. National Women in Roofing prides itself on being innovators and change makers in the industry, and we are so [...]

With the holidays upon us, the DEI committee would like to bring attention to what the holidays may look like for some of our friends and family throughout the industry. The holidays are full of family, laughter, cheer, and good food. This isn’t always the case. Let’s look around us and be aware of the people that we interact with daily. Guaranteed there is someone, in your circle, that will spend the holiday season alone. Whether [...]

Happy November and Fall to all! With Thanksgiving right around the corner, the DEI committee will be publishing posts of Black, BIPOC, and Women of Color throughout the industry highlighting their gratitude. After finishing up this past cohort of the REAL Roofing program, as a committee we would like to be first to express our gratitude. We are thankful for an association that focuses time and attention to DEI issues and training within our industry. Thank [...]

We are ready to launch our REAL Roofing DEI program and couldn’t be more excited! Our launch date is Monday, January 16th in honor of Martin Luther King Day! What is REAL Roofing? Glad you asked! REAL Roofing is an educational program designed to move the roofing industry forward with diversity, equity, and inclusion - also known as DEI. National Women in Roofing prides itself on being innovators and change makers in the industry, and we [...]

UPCOMING WEBINAR ON AUGUST 18TH! The DEI Committee is excited to announce the upcoming webinar, “Building Solutions for Increasing Heat Equity” on August 18th at 3 PM ET. This webinar will be a panel discussion on the social implications of heat inequity specific to low-income communities and communities of color. Join us as we continue the conversation on cool roofs and heat islands. Register here! REAL ROOFING DEI PROGRAM COHORT #2 IS UP AND RUNNING! The [...]

Dear NWIR Community, With the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, we recognize there are women in our organization with differing opinions. Our intent is not to offend any woman, period. Abortion is a difficult topic to address. It’s a politicized issue, but also a deeply personal issue for women. The DEI Committee would like to recognize there will be opposing views regarding the topic of abortion. However, as women, we believe it is of the [...]

June is a month of celebration for the LGBTQ+ community. Last year we covered the history of Pride Month, but I urge each of you to look far past the rainbow parades and dive into why Pride exists today. The history of our rights hinges on a momentous event that happened on June 28th, 1969. That’s right… really not that long ago. As we move forward as a Country and as a world, this month is [...]