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Believe it or not, women have had to fight for the right to work in coal mines. You probably hear only about the fight to get more women in tech, since you are
by zasz 11y ago
Believe it or not, women have had to fight for the right to work in coal mines. You probably hear only about the fight to get more women in tech, since you are in tech. But anyway, here you go: http://www.women-in-mining.com/news/1389309 http://www.women-in-mining.com/news/1389309
Proof that there used to be laws on the books banning women from working in mines, and feminists went and fought them. It's quite possible that the other reason you don't hear about female coal miners asking for more representation is that tech is worse at hiring women than coal mines are by now.
- ivanca 11y agoActually I know that, I was talking about _modern feminis_ where this kind of jobs get a lot more attention by them than any other "gender gap"
- SolaceQuantum 11y agoThere are plenty of organizations that push for women representation in a variety of jobs. Check the organization Blue Collar Women in USA. In China just recently in 2014, women led a massive Sanitation Worker strike. http://www.labornotes.org/2014/10/women-lead-sanitation-strike-massive-education-complex-china http://www.labornotes.org/2014/10/women-lead-sanitation-stri... And also in the news in 2014 a female is head of NYC's Sanitation department. http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/kathryn-garcia-named-new-york-city-sanitation-commissioner-1.7401963 http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/kathryn-garcia-named-ne...