Female's on the tools?

[RPA]

Its all about the individual.

 

Good/bad, strong/weak, agile/stiff arsed, etc does not matter a shite what sex you are.

 

Pick a good one, get a good one. Pick the right person for the job, get the job done right.

 

Yes I would employ a woman

[Linda]

But the point is what could the private sector do to get more women involved in this industry? What type of incentives, or recruitment would we use to attract more females to a predominantly male industry? What would the benefits be to the industry, and r the business involved?

 

You're putting forward some interesting questions here oldugly. To me personally, it’s never been a problem, I’ve always known I can do whatever I put my mind to, and I’ve been lucky enough to have worked with open-minded and progressive men and women throughout most of my career in arb, but to many women, going against the norm entering a male dominated profession is a daunting idea. It may be difficult for men to understand the hurdles women need to get past to make it into the industry, as the opportunity has always been there for men and taken for granted as well, mostly because men are commonly told from an early age they can accomplish anything they set their minds to whereas little girls very quickly learn that they will only be properly loved by society if they are pretty and submissive and it can be hard to unlearn this. I think it's important to be aware of why the industry became male dominated in the first place because it is part of what we are dealing with now. I mean, why were women excluded and made to think they were not welcome in these sort of professions? And why do these ideas prevail?

 

When I started out as a climber there were next to no other females in the industry and some customers viewed me with scepticism until they saw that I knew what I was doing. And now, in certain areas, people are used to seeing females doing tree work, it’s not a novelty or even weird any longer, it’s on its way to becoming the norm, and I believe this is what needs to be supported by private companies. Take a chance on hiring a female tree worker and you will do your bit in changing society to the better.

[Mr Ed]

Linda, I would take a female worker tomorrow if the attitude was right. Any company that refuse a female worker on a gender basis is mad. Letting one go because their not capable, well thats different. We have to do that with blokes all the time.

[Rentachimp]

The toilet thing was obviously a flippant joke.

 

I work like someone with no upper body strength and i have much less back and knee problems than the other guys. Technique saves a lot of effort, so you don't necessarily need that power to get on in arb

[Bodean]

Ladies run saws just fine, IMO.

It's all about experience, Aptitude and Attitude..

[Mr Ed]

Hey Deva, you still got the picture of the flaming tree being felled?

[Bodean]

Actually no, Ed.

I was looking for that one to post here, but couldn't find it.

 

When I come across it, I'll be sure to post that one.

 

Hold on, I just found the original magazine, let me take a picture of it.

[Bodean]

Here it is. Not as good as the original but you get the idea.

 

I think they were in Idaho snagging after a fire.

[Linda]

Linda, I would take a female worker tomorrow if the attitude was right. Any company that refuse a female worker on a gender basis is mad. Letting one go because their not capable, well thats different. We have to do that with blokes all the time.

 

I'm with you all the way Mr Ed. Like we've said on this thread before, you need to put the right person on the job. It's just that for some people that means it always has to be a man whatever the job is and that's what my post was aiming at.

[Linda]

Ladies run saws just fine, IMO.

It's all about experience, Aptitude and Attitude..

 

Perhaps not the best picture to post on this thread...where's the correct PPE?!! ;-D