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> are there initiatives No, people tend to be only interested in professions that are "hip" enough. Nobody is going to glamorize plumbers (even though they cer
by jhgb 9y ago
> are there initiatives
No, people tend to be only interested in professions that are "hip" enough. Nobody is going to glamorize plumbers (even though they certainly should!).
- astura 9y agohttps://www.watersafe.org.uk/news/latest_news/get_girls_plumbing_campaign_launched/ https://www.watersafe.org.uk/news/latest_news/get_girls_plum...
- jhgb 9y agoI stand repaired!
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoThat's an interesting article. Twice as many women were suggested they could take up a trade as wished that they were offered that opportunity .. but the article spins that as 24% weren't suggested to take up a trade. I live in UK and was never given any career guidance, I wish a trade had been offered to me too; I'm not sure that's a difference based on sex though. I hate the common form "these women weren't given X, it's horribly sexist" without comparison to show it was even different for men at all.
- chrshawkes 9y agoThings got out of control with the advent of the social network movie. All of a sudden the general population thought coders were snorting cocaine off strippers in Palo Alto while wiping their bums with hundred dollar bills. Now everybody wants to join the party.
- dsfyu404ed 9y agoYeah. It's the guys in the sales dept that are doing the coke off of strippers. Anything to make the sale.
- irrational 9y agoWait, that's not what you do?