8 Mar 2022

Women in trades slow to take off

From Afternoons, 1:30 pm on 8 March 2022

With every passing International Women's Day more and more women are picking up the tools and taking on a trade.

Though the number is increasing, it's not the sharpest incline, women still hold only 12% of trade jobs in Aotearoa.

To talk about where we're at and where to next,  Amanda Wheeler, the Director of Competenz talks to Jesse. 

Women working in trades, construction.

Women working in trades, construction. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro