In our universe, the only sort of system in place would be the joint apprenticeship and training committee, which is something between a group of the contractors in the area and a group of the trades. That joint apprenticeship committee is responsible for ironing out any issues with any apprentices in the field. I would say that's really the only linkage that a male or female apprentice would have in terms of formal linkages to employers and their program. There's a representative from a community college on those joint apprenticeship committees as well. That would be the only one I can think of in our universe, beyond any sort of ad hoc mentoring groups that are out there.
It really is about the relationship between the apprentice and the foreman who is supervising that apprentice. Is that journeyperson or foreman giving them good advice and teaching them the trade, or is that person sending them to pick up coffee? At the end of the day, it really is about that relationship between the apprentice and the journeyperson, where the rubber hits the road.
If we were looking for a spot where we need to improve, I would say the best place to start would be job site supervision and what we can do to ensure that job site supervision is supportive for young women and men.