Trades are not just jobs for the boys

Andrea Mara meets three women who are making strides in the construction industry.

Krystyna Linkowska

PICTURE a painter, an electrician, an engineer, or a builder on a building site. Who do you see? If you’re imagining a man, that’s not surprising; that’s what we’re used to seeing. But women are doing this kind of work too, and here, three of them share their stories:

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