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Women at Work: Faye Hadley, Car Mechanic, All Girls Garage + Moto Mythbusters

January 22, 2023

How did you come to be a mechanic? I have a picture of me for my 2nd birthday and my cake has trucks and tractors all over it. Always loved cars. I can't tell you why– I was

A Nightcap on 2022, with Co-Founders Kate + Sara

December 29, 2022

Kate and Sara, founders Happy New Year! What are we sipping on this eve? Kate Day, co-founder, sales ops: Mix 2 parts seltzer, 1 part yuzu drinking vinegar, dash of grenadine. I call it the “Fancy Pants” Sara Deluca, co-founder,

Women at Work: Ariel Temple,Wilderness EMT and Instructor, SOLO Schools and Rescue Inc.

December 3, 2022

What does a day in your work life look like? If it's an ambulance day, we start off by checking our trucks and doing station chores, and then wait for 911 calls or transfers to come in. I

Put In the Work: Woman Up for Reproductive Rights

October 22, 2022

Put In the Work: Woman Up for Reproductive Rights The Problem On June 24, our country took a huge step backward by revoking women’s health and reproductive rights. Dovetail Workwear has a core belief: by giving women choices, we

Women at Work: Meg Killen, Stewardship Coordinator, Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation

October 20, 2022

Tell us about the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation.  BMWF provides volunteer stewardship for Montana’s 1.5 million acre Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. We work to keep trails open, restore native habitat, mitigate user impacts, and engage youth and adults

Women at Work: Woman at Work: Nathalie Dupre

October 20, 2022

What does a day in your work life look like? I love my job! Many days, it involves me getting dirty, sweaty, fully exhausted—mentally and physically—by the end of the shoot. My main focus is outdoor lifestyle, sports

Women at Work: Sarah M Bharath, Cacao Scientist

October 20, 2022

Where are you based and what do you do?I’m based on the island of Trinidad, which is home soil for me, as I was born and grown in Trinidad & Tobago. I spend a good chunk of

Safety for Her Giveaway | Dovetail Workwear x KEEN Utility

August 16, 2023

Safety for Her Giveaway The Sweepstakes is open to users 18+ in the United States, and is void where prohibited by law. Employees, independent contractors, interns, officers, directors, and agents of Dovetail Workwear and KEEN, Inc., and their

Happy Hour with Dovetail’s Customer Service Crew

October 20, 2022

L to R: Olivia, Andrea and Lisa TGIF! Tonight, we’re drinking dirty martinis with our Customer Service dream team. You may have met them via email or phone call—now you can get to know some of our crew. How did

Women at Work: Lauren McGough, Falconer and Anthropologist

October 20, 2022

Mokala comes to Lauren's glove. What is falconry? Falconry is the art and science of hunting wild quarry with a trained bird of prey, often the raptor’s native prey in its native habitat. What aptitudes does a person

Dr. Jenny Paul, Benthic Ecologist

October 20, 2022

What does a day in your work life look like?As a benthic ecologist, I study organisms that live on the bottom of a water body. I’ve spent most of my career in freshwater specializing in aquatic insects,

Women at Work: Christa Miller-Shelley

October 20, 2022

Tall ship sailor. Teacher. Barista. Dog sitter. Yoga teacher. Construction worker.  Ski instructor. Knitter. Never quitter.  This is how Christa Miller-Shelley stays busy. Based in Maine, this Jill of all trades is also the muse behind Dovetail Workwear’s Christa DIY

Women at Work: Herbalist & Survival Skills Instructor Dr. Nicole Apelian

October 20, 2022

What does a day in your work life look like? Varied! I could be at home making herbal infusions, in the woods teaching people how to build survival shelters or in the Kalahari with the San Bushmen, practicing

Women at Work: Soothing Dreams Founder & Soap Maker Donisha Polk

December 7, 2022

"II’ve been living across the street for a little over a year now, dreaming about my art being in this place… And I finally get to share my soap with people."   Interviewed by Molly SmithsonProduced by Arete PDXVideography

Women at Work: Mercy M'fon Shammah

October 20, 2022

Mercy M'fon Shammah—carpenter & community leader "Do what feels most true to you. Grow. Believe that you can." Building. Mercy M'fon Shammah is always building something: furniture—she's a residential carpenter with her own business community—she's the founder of the nonprofit Wild

Women at Work: Kas & Heather of Bonneville Environmental Foundation

November 10, 2022

Bonneville Environmental Foundation's products representative Heather Schrock and Willamette model watershed director Kas Guillozet don't just help businesses become more sustainable. They're ushering in an intersectional wave of female-identifying conservationist leaders. Tell us about Bonneville Environmental Foundation’s