How women can cash in on men's massive pay packets | Sunshine Coast Daily
Apprentice electrician Phoebe Lawrie ditched a university degree in economics and philosophy. Picture: Sam Ruttyn News by Natasha Bita Premium Content Subscriber only "Lady tradies'' are cashing in on careers in construction, as building companies hire extra apprentices during the pandemic. With crippling skills shortages in 62 trade areas, Tradeswomen Australia is urging girls to fill the gap by signing up for trade training when they leave school. In the lucrative building trades, just one in 40 apprentices is female. "It's such a financially rewardi...