The Yorkshire Post says: Build for the future. Open up construction to women
As such, it’s welcome that the All Party Parliamentary Group for Yorkshire is pressing Ministers to do more to encourage young people, and particularly women, to see a career in this sector as a route to a skilled, well paid, long-term occupation.
In the 21st century, there’s no reason why any career – or profession – should be the exclusive preserve of one sex over the other. Quite the opposite.
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Hide AdAfter Yorkshire’s Jodie Whittaker became the latest Doctor Who, and galvanised much interest in science and STEM subjects from female students, the onus is on building firms breaking down barriers and becoming more attractive to new recruits, and irrespective of their gender.