Valley woman breaks barriers in male-dominated industry [Video]

PHOENIX — A Valley woman is making a name for herself in a male-dominated industry.

Charity Tovar is a wife, a mother, and a plumber.

“Before I started my business, the experience that I had as a plumber was being a homeowner,” Tovar said.

As a homeowner, Tovar said she saw a need for more women in trades.

Less than four percent of plumbers are female, according to Women in Plumbing and Piping.

“I needed to be a face for women and women minorities, because we are turning into the majority of the homeownership out there without enough representation,” Tovar said.

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Tovar built her own business, Charity’s Plumbing Solutions, from scratch in 2023.

“I really had to get schooled on plumbing and I had to learn everything about water treatment, …