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Friday, October 23, 2015
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Repost: Breaking down stereotypes in a man's world
Being a woman in the construction trades can have its advantages
Read more: http://www.canada.com/Breaking+down+stereotypes+world/7082736/story.html#ixzz246JxCnyp
Jessica Madott (L), Logistics Assistant, Stairworld, and Carolyn Lambrechts (R), Site Service Technician, Stairworld, check a piece of wooden railing on July 13, 2012, in Ottawa, Ont.
Photograph by: Jana Chytilova , Ottawa Citizen
Anything you can do, I can do better. Ethel Merman probably did not have carpentry, drywalling, tiling and plumbing in mind when she sang that song decades ago. But fast forward and there are plenty of women in construction who are happy today to be considered equals in a male-dominated workplace.
For Jessica Madott, an installer at StairWorld in Ottawa, carpentry is about working smart when the going gets tough.
"I think it's about reaching a balance with the other gender. There's no question that I can't lift like a guy. It's important to know your limitations in this industry and understand that asking for help isn't a sign of weakness; it's a sign of intelligence.
"As long as we can all work around our respective physical limitations to get the job done properly, efficiently and safely, then it doesn't matter what it took to get there."
Caroline Lambrechts, a site service technician at StairWorld, agrees with Madott that being successful means "working smarter rather than harder."
For Jessica Madott, an installer at StairWorld in Ottawa, carpentry is about working smart when the going gets tough.
"I think it's about reaching a balance with the other gender. There's no question that I can't lift like a guy. It's important to know your limitations in this industry and understand that asking for help isn't a sign of weakness; it's a sign of intelligence.
"As long as we can all work around our respective physical limitations to get the job done properly, efficiently and safely, then it doesn't matter what it took to get there."
Caroline Lambrechts, a site service technician at StairWorld, agrees with Madott that being successful means "working smarter rather than harder."
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