How do you feel about women in the trades?

[WorldofWarcraft]

Reason I'm asking is because I've been taking my daughter with me on some side jobs since she was 10... she's almost 16 now. She's steadily been going to more and more side jobs with me over the last 4 years.

I've exhausted myself drumming in work safety inside her head, of course.

She knows how to use a multimeter well for checking power, continuity, capacitance, etc.. she's proficient with using HVAC gauges and checking pressures of different refrigerants. She knows how to solder and she's been brazing copper for a year now... Recently, she figured out a problem with a unit before I did.

She's not afraid to get dirty, she'll crawl in attics to pull wire or do ductwork. And most importantly, she seems to enjoy working in this environment. If nothing else, she enjoys to work with me. Money is good. She makes more money than any 16 year old out there. Aside from that, she's pretty normal. She goes to school, likes to read a ton of books, play videogames.

A few weeks ago, she told me she wants to get a universal EPA cert in the future, which actually got me excited for her.

I work in the trades and there's not a single female in my department, aside from the secretary.

 

[ben236]

Don't do it.

You're much better off spending 6 figures so that she can get a liberal arts degree.

 

[Jodorowsky]

Don't do it.

You're much better off spending 6 figures so that she can get a liberal arts degree.

True. Somebody's gotta flip those burger patties.

 

[odog]

Don't do it.

You're much better off spending 6 figures so that she can get a liberal arts degree.

I gotta give props when someone actually makes me lol.

 

[johnyboy]

I'm all for it. However I do think it's unfair they get treated way better then we do, but that's life

 

[My name is]

I've got a girl who works with me an she is the most impressive female I've ever met.

 

[Fedorgasm]

I think it's a good thing. If she works for herself, I can see business being a challenge because some people are more likely to trust a man with this kind of work.

Although, there is a significant percentage of us that would call the female just to see if she's hot.

It's not outside the realm of possibility that some fat nerd keeps breaking stuff on purpose just to get her to come over so he can talk to her some more.

 

[lakersfan45]

Teach her to cook in the kitchen and look pretty. Then she can marry up and be a Starbucks mom

 

[dawnslayer]

I feel it's great and more women should do it. Hell more people should do it period. If you don't want to teach and don't want to get a STEM degree, you should probably learn a trade.

 

[johnyboy]

Teach her to cook in the kitchen and look pretty. Then she can marry up and be a Starbucks mom

Dude some days I wish I could live that dream

 

[dawnslayer]

I'm all for it. However I do think it's unfair they get treated way better then we do, but that's life

We get paid more so it balances it out.

Although them getting better treatment is not true, really. Worked in ER for a while and patients got aggressive with females, as soon as there was a dude involved they were 100x more respectful, true of every patient except the wacked out psych/medsurg ones.


they always said it but it was still funny to see... People in general do not trust what a female tells them even if she is in authority, they will still question it.

 

[choke you]

It's a tough choice when it's your daughter but it seems like that's what she wants with her life. I couldn't imagine hearing what some guys say about women on the job and it being my wife or daughter. On another hand i've worked with lots of women and some are just as good or better than guys.

 

[sangreporsangre]

I've worked with some very capable women over the years. There's nothing wrong with a woman working in the trades and I respect a woman who's not afraid to get her hands dirty and pull her own weight out there. That being said I really don't see my own daughter doing anything like that, she's kind of a girly girl. I could see her becoming a nurse like her mother.

 

[fatalis]

Honestly I couldn't give a fuck. Anyone can do any job they want and all the power to your daughter for going for the necessary qualifications to do the job but I would still send her off to college even if it's for a business degree so she can learn how to run her own business or some shit.

I personally wouldn't hire a woman to do any trade shit like working my electrics. While their qualifications may be there I feel like they may have a lower standard to meet a quota or some shit. Just like I'd resign myself to death if a female firefighter showed up.

 

[ithinktheymad]

Man, woman, ladyboy doesn't matter.

 

[mushishi]

As long as she enjoys it, it's cool. You're probably violating a few child labor laws, doe... lol j/k. It's something that she can use for the rest of her life, even though she doesn't get involved in the field.

 

[wlu29]

I'll allow it

 

[Which Doctor]

I've got a girl who works with me an she is the most impressive female I've ever met.

There are way more chicks out there than just that girl and your mom.

 

[Mike]

No issues here I judge people on their merit, not on gender or racial lines.

 

[Viva]

Don't do it.

You're much better off spending 6 figures so that she can get a liberal arts degree.

Savage.