Demand for Women in Skilled Trades

WOMEN IN SKILLED TRADES Opportunities for women in skilled trades are on the rise, with almost 6% currently reaping the benefits and breaking through the glass ceiling of the male dominated industry. 7% of engineering professionals in the UK are female 31% said they're more likely to trust a female electrician's opinion over a man's. 1% 26% More than a quarter said it would make a refreshing change to see a woman in charge of the tools. of electricians are women! 63% of 16-24 year old women said they would be more interested in learning a skilled trade rather than a profession because a skill stays with them for life MEN US WOMEN What the public feel female tradespeople do better than their male counterparts: 66% More attention to detail 54% 46% say Provide a better service 45% say Female tradespeople allow the client to feel safer alone in the house say Women are say more reliable/ 42% Better ability to multi-task punctual say 41% of women have said they would feel safer in their homes with a female electrician in their home Approximately over a male. 29% 200 of UK adults would prefer a female electrician opposed tO a male electrician. THE PREFERRED TRADE... ELECTRICIAN! * When asked which trade women would most like to learn, the results were as follows: Electrician 35% Carpenter 21% Other 8% Farrier 6% Plumber 20% Builder 10% Sources: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2645474/Rise-white-van-woman-Record-number-trade-workers-including-builders -plumbers-female-accounting-6-industry.html https://www.traininginelectrical.co.uk/blog/niceic-encourage-more-women-to-train-as-electricians https://www.engineerjobs.co.uk/careers-advicelwomen-in-engineering/the-future-of-women-in-engineering# http://www.theguardian.com/business/shortcuts/2014/jun/02/white-van-woman-women-trade-carpentry-plumbing-bricklaying http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30876899 http://www.hvnplus.co.uk/news/dragons-den-star-devey-backs-niceic-campaign/8636915.article EC4U ELECTRICIAN COURSES 4U