‘Bring one of the boys out’: 22-year-old tradie reveals grim request she gets

News.com.au - 22/04
When Lainie Paterson turns up to work, sometimes people automatically assume she can’t do her job. Not because she’s not qualified or because she has a poor reputation, but because she’s a woman.

When Lainie Paterson turns up to work, sometimes people automatically assume she can’t do her job. Not because she’s not qualified or because she has a poor reputation, but because she’s a woman.

The young Aussie is a qualified plumber who left school in Year 11 to pursue her career because she loved being outdoors and had grown up on sites working with her dad.

“I’ve had people tell me, ‘You can’t lift that you’re a chick’, or just people not believing me is the hardest,” she told news.com.au.

The 22-year-old finds the attitude offensive. She’s the first to admit, “You’ve got to be bloody strong” to wo...
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