Bank of America will hire 1,000 additional apprentices over two years and invest $150 million in workforce development programs, expanding its skills-based hiring efforts across consumer banking, technology, and operations. The initiative builds on the bank's existing annual apprenticeship program and reflects broader industry trends toward hiring based on skills rather than college degrees.
Ancient Egyptian girls worked in textile workshops and other occupations from an early age, receiving wages for their labor as documented in administrative records. Evidence from Elephantine suggests a structured apprenticeship system where young girls worked alongside adult women, earning smaller but significant grain payments. Despite high infant mortality and limited historical records, archaeological evidence reveals girls of various social classes were integrated into economic production in this patriarchal society.