‘Pro-money-making movement’: the male-dominated careers women should try
Published in the Daily Telegraph on January 27, 2023
Western Sydney Women founder Amanda Rose says STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), aviation, trades and construction are lucrative sectors women are “eminently qualified” for.
“It doesn’t mean you have to be on the tools – although you could be, if that’s what you’re interested in,” she says.
“Women need to know they can walk on to a construction site and get a job in sales or as a project manager or assisting the project manager or even in design, if they wanted to come in as an architect.”
Rather than think about these sectors as male-dominated, Rose says they are better considered as “money-dominated” and warns women are missing out if they don’t give them a go.
“This isn’t an anti-men’s movement,” she says.
“It’s a pro-money-making movement. And if men are doing it, it makes money – it’s as simple as that.
“Careers in these sectors aren’t always technical or reserved for maths geniuses but they are remunerative, fun and dynamic.
“But because of the narrative (surrounding gendered work), there are girls out there that don’t even know they exist.”