For Luanne Howland, co-owner of Apple Valley Pumping in East Wenatchee, Washington, being a woman in a male-dominated industry isn’t that big a deal.
“It’s not the first time I’ve worked in a field dominated by men,” she says. “Sometimes I think people are a little surprised when I show up to deliver a portable restroom or pump a septic tank, but other than that, there’s no real downfall to being a woman in this business.”However, that’s not the case for all women, which is one reason why Howland supports the annual Satellite Women’s Conference (slated for Oct. 23-25 this year
