Category: Media Releases

Tradeswomen Australia are set to launch an event 9:00am Friday 9 October with the formation of a major charity foundation which will support vulnerable and at-risk women to transition to financial and life security through career and other pathways.

The Federal Government's $1.2 billion budget commitment to fund 50% of apprentices wages for one year should provide an opportunity to lift the participation rate of women in the Trades [...]

Above: TWA's Managing Director, Fiona McDonald Women completing school at the end of the year are being urged to consider trade apprenticeships or employment in the trades areas to take [...]

In 2020, women fight a similar battle to that of 100 years ago when they fought to secure their right to vote to fairly participate in a democracy, now they fight another battle to fairly participate in the workforce

The employment discrimination against women in the core trades of carpentry, automotive and electrical, which has remained less than 2% for over twenty-five years, has been listed as a major issue for the COVID-19 Recovery Strategy.

Tradeswomen Australia today has released stage one of its PROTECT and PRESERVE campaign as the impact of COVID-19 shutdowns start to bite. Fiona McDonald, Managing Director of Tradeswomen Australia said [...]

“My dad is an electrician himself and has told me I would be happier with another career path, and my teachers all believe it’s not the path I should take, [...]

The development of Australia’s Green Energy Industry will provide a major opportunity to address the entrenched barriers against women entering traditional male dominated trades in Australia. Managing Director of Tradeswomen [...]

Media Release 5 August 2020   Tradeswomen Australia Backs Government’s COVID-19 Strategies ‘Operation Protect and Preserve’   Tradeswomen Australia today said it is vital to support the Federal and Victorian [...]

It is vital to maintain as many apprenticeships as possible to retain the skill levels to rebuild the national social and economic foundations of Australia.