Women in tree care reading list: groups, series and articles by organisation

This list adds reading to the courses, camps and chapter groups already set out on the women in tree work page. Items are described by what the publisher's own page says, in the order of the organisations below, and no ranking is implied. No individual featured in any series is named here.

Arboricultural Association, Women in Arboriculture group (United Kingdom)

About page. Says the group was set up to promote the industry at entry level, to support women already in it as they develop skills, and to support a culture change on diversity, while wanting a diverse and inclusive working environment for all. It lists roles from consultant and tree officer to groundworker, climbing arborist, researcher and lecturer.
Resources page. Lists short items dated March 25, 2019: support for new mothers, which cites research findings published in 2016 by the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the then Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on pregnancy and maternity in the workplace; two sets of legal pointers, one on sex discrimination, harassment or victimisation and one on verbal abuse, trolling and defamation; a note on studying arboriculture; and a note on the group's forum.
12 Faces of ARB. A series that the page describes as a look at twelve inspirational women who chose to make their living in arboriculture, running from January 21, 2019 to a special podcast dated January 27, 2021 that combines the last two parts.
Forum page. Points to a LinkedIn group and a UK Facebook group.

TCI Magazine, Women in Tree Care category (United States)

The magazine's archive page for the category collects articles under the heading Women in Tree Care. The item at the top of the page when it was read was dated August 10, 2026 and describes a career move from owning a tree service to consulting arboriculture. The archive page lists one item, so it is a reading prompt, not a library.

Arboriculture Australia, Diversity and Inclusion (Australia)

The page sets out diversity in representation under four headings, gender, cultural and ethnic, age and ability, and then an inclusive workplace culture with culturally competent leadership, mentorship programs and a culture of collaboration and respect. It encourages women to take roles in tree care, management, research and education.

Women and Trees NZ (New Zealand)

A page on the New Zealand Arboricultural Association site says the group, two years in at the start of 2026, describes itself as the country's first advocacy and support group for women in the arboricultural industry. It reports an inaugural two-day camp in April 2025 with 26 women attending and says that as of 2018 only 60 women were recorded as working in the industry nationwide. It also describes a presence at the International Tree Climbing Championship at Hagley Park, Christchurch in October 2025.

Women's Tree Climbing Workshop (United States)

The workshop's own site describes women instructors teaching arborist skills since 2009. An International Society of Arboriculture feature says the workshop began in 2009 as a three-day experience for women, and quotes a co-founder saying that it trained more than 700 women over ten years.

What the sources do not provide

None of the pages above publishes survey figures on how many women work in tree care in its country, apart from the 2018 figure the New Zealand page quotes and a co-founder's remark, in the International Society of Arboriculture feature, that women make up approximately five percent of the workforce. A workforce report on women in tree care from a national statistics office: Not published on the pages read.