Oars.com Website Review

JOIN US FOR A PARTIAL RETRACE OF JOHN WESLEY POWELL'S 1869 EXPEDITION. Adventure Type Select All Guided Tour Whitewater Rafting Sea Kayaking Hiking Multi-Sport Dory Fishing Whitewater Guide School Safari Destinations Select All Cuba United States Alaska Arches Arizona - Grand Canyon International Canada Canyonlands California Chile National Parks Colorado Costa Rica Dinosaur Idaho Croatia Grand Canyon Oregon Fiji Grand Teton Utah Galápagos Yellowstone Wyoming Yosemite Travel Month Select All January February March April May June July August September October November December typically as swampers or cooks. Being a “boatman,” as it implied, was considered a man’s job. — Liz Hymans, among the earliest female river guides to work in Grand Canyon, recalls that despite being turned down over and over by other outfitters, it was OARS Founder George Wendt who first gave her an opportunity to row. It’s women like Liz and many others who pushed the boundaries in the guiding community, paving the way for the next generation. — “Now, thanks to the women who came before me, I can hold a paddle or a pair of oars and push off downstream with the same confidence and ability of any of my male counterparts,” says Ashley Brown, a longtime OARS of the men I work with are supportive of the women rowing alongside them.” — Today, OARS is glad that 35 percent of our guides are women. In some of the areas we operate, like Oregon and Idaho, we’re closer to achieving gender parity, while in other areas you can expect to have at least two female guides on most of our trips. — We still have work to do, but it is our hope that in the very near future, more women will find their way to guiding and to OARS, which is critical to maintaining a respectful and inclusive workplace, as well as a memorable experience for our guests. — In the meantime, head over to our blog to meet some of the fierce females of OARS and see what they’re saying about the shifting roles of women in the outdoors… (link in bio) —