Women working in male-dominated industries are proving anything's possible when given the chance, and it could help ease Australia's ongoing skills shortage.
Women working in male-dominated industries are proving anything's possible when given the chance, and it could be the answer to Australia's ongoing skills shortage .The Gladstone mum lost her partner to suicide seven years ago, picking up a second job to make ends meet.
"I really looked forward to going every day, because we all got along great and there wasn't a lot of pressure … we didn't feel like we'd get in trouble for asking stupid questions," Miss Collins said. "We were all hands-on, and it turned into something fun because we could see what we achieved at the end of the day," the Calamvale tradie said."I gave it a go and, from the first day of work experience, I absolutely loved it. I knew it was for me," she said.
"There are so many people who have the perception that plumbing is gross — I have not once been grossed out through my apprenticeship or my trade.""Just not knowing what it is, like if someone said to me 'have a go at being able to weld something', I'd probably actually give it a shot to experience what it actually is," she said.
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