If you’re a woman working in trades and looking for a toolbelt, you can expect a slew of standard options in pink or if you’re lucky simply manufactured in a smaller size. Only about 3% of tradies are women and there are many barriers to women entering this sector, including flexibility for those with caring responsibilities, women’s toilets in TAFEs and – yes – uniforms that fit. In a 2013 report commissioned by the New South Wales Skills Board’s predecessor, the Board of Vocational Education and Training, it was found that while issues like this may seem small, they can be a daily, major irritant to women in trades. RMIT Built Environment and Sustainability director, Melissa Tinetti, has a personal experience of this: “From my experience as a woman in the construction industry it has always been a challenge to find suitable toolbelts and, at times, even clothing.” Click here for the full article
According to research commissioned by job management software specialists Fergus, despite the digital revolution of the past 30 years, over 75% of tradies are still using manual, paper-based processes to manage their businesses. The research shows that too many tradies are still reliant on paper-based systems and other processes, such as email, which aren’t joined up. Sadly, when things get busy, it becomes all too easy for things to slip through the cracks, such as late payments or invoices, and that makes running a business laborious, ultimately leading to poor cash flow, lower profits and stress for the business owner. Click here for the full article.
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