Women in the trades
Working in an industry where females comprise only 3% of the workforce can be rough, especially in a blue-collar town like Buffalo. I see behavior and overhear conversations everyday that show me society’s stereotypical female and male roles are very much alive and kicking. Yelled from below while reroofing my aunt’s porch: “All women crew? Where’s your man to do that?” From a foreman on another crew: “A girl in charge today? You’re too pretty to get dirty! You should be in a nice office somewhere, not here supervising dirty boys! This is 2011. And yet, as a woman in … Read more