In 2016 there’s one UK industry where nearly all employees are male, and – even more surprisingly – gender diversity hasn’t increased since the 70s.
According to Women on the Tools, just 1% of people working in manual trade are female. Women aren’t just under-represented in skilled trades, they’re almost entirely absent. So why is the sector so male-dominated?
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