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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Even if a woman was inclined to do so, the best trade jobs are often controlled by guilds and unions, and it is a lot easier to "get in" as a man.[/quote]

I agree with this. You can make a living wage by getting into a trade, which are dominated/controlled by men. I can think of no female equivalent jobs that provide the same salary and benefits that don’t require a degree. [/quote]

Men don’t control the trades anymore.  Women are free to become welders, electricians, sheet metal workers, plasterers, bricklayers, and the like.[/quote]

Do a tiny bit of research before posting. Just a tiny bit.

[b]“Women in construction make up 1.2 percent of all skilled workers. [/b]To break it down even further, here’s how women are represented in five popular skilled trades: welders, 4.8 percent; electricians, 2.4 percent; carpenters, 1.7 percent; plumbers, 1.6 percent; HVAC technicians, 1.2 percent.”

https://careerschoolnow.org/careers/women-in-skilled-trades#statistics-of-women-in-skilled-trade-jobs

But how many men who could go to a decent college become a construction worker .  It’s a low pay, dangerous, physically demanding jobs.  My friends husband dropped out of HS and worked construction while she was in grad school. All no Hs education, GED, recent immigrant folks without better options.  Boys may want to be builders when they grow up.  The ones who can hack college get engineering or business degrees and don’t stand out in the sun pounding nails. It’s fun for a day of Habitsnt for humanity in pretty weather. It’s a crappy low end career. 
Considering women in these trades is a pretty new development, it is safe to assume top management is still dominated/controlled by men. [/quote]

Oh let's get real here. How many women really [i]want[/i] to become construction workers? [/quote][/quote]

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