Category: Media Releases

Discrimination Against Women in Trades Area A Major Issue for Australia’s Recovery

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Tradeswomen Australia said the introduction of the COVID-19 virus prevention programs into the building industry has lifted the focus on mental health issues in the workplace. This issue will be discussed in an online forum by Tradeswomen Australia on 15 April 2020. 

Skilled apprentices the foundation of economic recovery At March 2019 there were 276,250 apprentices and trainees in training according to National Centre for Vocational Training research. Tradeswomen Australia, established to [...]

Skilled apprentices the foundation of economic recovery Tradeswomen Australia, established to encourage, recruit and retain women in skilled trade roles, today announced the development of an interactive online summit to [...]

……if there was an extra 6% of women in the workforce, we could add up to $25 billion, or approximately 1%, to Australia’s Gross Domestic Product.²  Lack of representation of [...]

Battle for Women to Gain Employment in Trades less than 2% for over 25 years. Without immediate and significant change to remove the barriers for women to gain employment in traditional trades...