A growing number of homeowners are rejecting loud, laddy and intimidating male ‘tradies’ in favour of their female counterparts
A growing number of homeowners are rejecting loud, laddy and intimidating male ‘tradies’ in favour of their female counterparts
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With construction overwhelmingly male, Refuge says tradeswomen help survivors of abuse feel safer
Half of women confident in painting and decorating, compared to 28% of men
Maria Kelly stopped using the main female bathrooms at the firm’s offices because they admitted people based on gender identity
Fiona Macdonald says she was shunned by her union for defending women’s rights – and now she is taking legal action
The skilled trades can offer opportunities for employment growth and higher salaries, potentially narrowing the gender wage gap.
Since the Noughties we’ve tightened the lid on the pressure-cooker of male frustration, but we didn’t deal with the root causes
