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This electrician school in Brazil offers classes exclusively for women

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The classes are open to anyone with a high-school education and a driver’s license and they’re free to attend with the aims of helping women from the poorest communities find employment. With the aims of helping women from the poorest communities find employment and increasing the numbers of women working in STEM fields.

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