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If you are a tradeswomen who has experienced harassment,discrimination and/or bullying, this is your chance to share your story publicly or anonymously.

We are searching for short “shock value” stories to highlight the challenges women must face on a job site.

Submit your story specifying wether you’d like to stay anonymous or not.
For those who’d like to share their identity, send me you name and if you’d like, a picture of yourself, preferably at work.

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Her Story ⬇️ **Trigger Warning**⚠️

I am a second year plumbing apprentice working on sites, with hundreds of men and about 3 women.

One day I was working in a room when a group of about 5 men who were installing a window in the same room began snickering and pointing at me so I moved into the next room as I felt intimidated.

I had moved my tools and went down to the stores briefly to get a fitting I needed for the job. When I had returned I had found that one of the five gents had went into the room and urinated all over my work space. This is just one example of, unfortunately, the countless things women experience on site.”

- Anonymous

#inherboots #womeninconstruction #tradeswomen #equity #womensrights #respect #inequity #harassment #workersrights #standtogether #shareyourstory #skilledtrades #constructionlife #tradieladyclub #woodwork #carpenter #plumber #electrician #welder #hvac #concrete #excavation #machinery #herstory

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Her Story ⬇️ - **Trigger Warning**⚠️

“1 was getting lumber when an old site super, who never gets out of his truck, pulls up next to us and says to my supervisor "so does she do any actual work or do you just keep her around to, know-" * makes a
* o gesture* and proceeds to laugh out loud at his own comment.
My supervisor immediately defended me but I was disturbed by the fact that he just said that while not even acknowledging that I was standing right there and could hear him.”

-Nadia

#inherboots #womeninconstruction #tradeswomen #equity #womensrights #respect #inequity #harassment #workersrights #standtogether #shareyourstory #skilledtrades #constructionlife #tradieladyclub #woodwork #carpenter #plumber #electrician #welder #hvac #concrete #excavation #machinery #herstory

Her Story ⬇️ **Trigger Warning**⚠️ “I w

Her Story ⬇️ **Trigger Warning**⚠️

“I went to a staff party wearing ripped jeans. Infront of all the guys my boss asked me if those were my
"promotion pants". And I should get on my knees for my next job....”

-Sarah McCulloch

#inherboots #womeninconstruction #tradeswomen #equity #womensrights #respect #inequity #harassment #workersrights #standtogether #shareyourstory #skilledtrades #constructionlife #tradieladyclub #woodwork #carpenter #plumber #electrician #welder #hvac #concrete #excavation #machinery #herstory

Her Story ⬇️ **Trigger Warning**⚠️ “Was

Her Story ⬇️ **Trigger Warning**⚠️

“Was just moved on to a new project that was already a year underway. The super thought it would be a good idea for me (26) to walk with the structural consultant (50ish) to learn from him. He started asking more and more personal questions as we walked, sharing how he disliked his wife, then asking me to meet him at his hotel bar later since I "had nothing better to do.
Found out later that I was the third girl at my company he made inappropriate comments/advances on, several higher ups knew this and they still hired him to teach trainings at the company after.”

#inherboots #womeninconstruction #tradeswomen #equity #womensrights #respect #inequity #harassment #workersrights #standtogether #shareyourstory #skilledtrades #constructionlife #tradieladyclub #woodwork #carpenter #plumber #electrician #welder #hvac #concrete #excavation #machinery #herstory

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Her Story ⬇️ - **Trigger Warning**⚠️

“An oldie Hvac man wanted a pipe cleared from sawdust and asked me if I can suck it hard enough to clean it.
I said f**k you and he laughed then clarified 'with a vacuum of course hun'.”

- Desiree Tamminga

#inherboots #womeninconstruction #tradeswomen #equity #womensrights #respect #inequity #harassment #workersrights #standtogether #shareyourstory #skilledtrades #constructionlife #tradieladyclub #woodwork #carpenter #plumber #electrician #welder #hvac #concrete #excavation #machinery #herstory

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Her Story ⬇️ - **Trigger Warning**⚠️

“Instead of telling me my butcrack was showing, he buried his hand down the back of my pants AND underwear.”

- Marina Parsons

#inherboots #womeninconstruction #tradeswomen #equity #womensrights #respect #inequity #harassment #workersrights #standtogether #shareyourstory #skilledtrades #constructionlife #tradieladyclub #woodwork #carpenter #plumber #electrician #welder #hvac #concrete #excavation #machinery #herstory

Her Story ⬇️ ** Trigger Warning**⚠️ “Yo

Her Story ⬇️ ** Trigger Warning**⚠️

“You're younger than my youngest daughter, so I can't sleep with you.
Literally had a guy say this to me when I first started in construction.”

-Julia Fox

#inherboots #womeninconstruction #tradeswomen #equity #womensrights #respect #inequity #harassment #workersrights #standtogether #shareyourstory #skilledtrades #constructionlife #tradieladyclub #woodwork #carpenter #plumber #electrician #welder #hvac #concrete #excavation #machinery #herstory

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Her Story ⬇️ **Trigger Warning** ⚠️

“ During a Christmas staff party, the Foreman AND the forklift operator of the company grabbed my butt in front of the whole crew. Both were confronted on the spot.
At the end of the night, my boss asked me “why did you have to make a scene?”

- Sasha kassis

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