Beautiful Trades Guild

20/10/2019

Congratulations for an amazing 10year celebration and another fantastic conference.

I can’t say enough of a thankyou to all of the amazing women who bought us all together, who have got each other’s backs through the roughest of days.

The short time I had to spend with you all was incredible and hilarious. To meet all of you sisters from the other side of the world and know that we’re all in it together, dealing with the same issues and encouraging one young girl at a time. Gives me renewed hope that one day I will get that female apprentice I’ve wanted for so long.

24/08/2019

No blog today.
I’m flying out to work away for a couple of weeks.

If you’ve got any ideas for stories you’d like to read, fair chance I’ll be writing a bit over the next couple of weeks so let me know.

18/08/2019

18/08/2019

Men V Women...emotional V logical....it’s nonsense. We are a sum of our experience...not a stereotype.

https://beautifultradesguild.wordpress.com/2019/08/17/men-vs-women-logical-v-emotional/

10/08/2019

Short and sharp.
Offence is in the beholder.

I have some opinions that aren’t mainstream as you may have picked up from my previous blogs. This is another issue that has been raised, my opinion is my opinion. I enjoy a good debate and It can …

04/08/2019

For all the working parents out there.
If you ever find a manual or a how to guide for teens...send them my way.

Together my husband and I have three children. (Francis, Rose & Max. Names have been changed for privacy and the purpose of this Blog) I am 33. My Husband is 45. Francis is 23, Rose 14 and Max …

27/07/2019

No new blog this week. But this on is relevant for me at the moment.

Raising good humans is harder than any job I’ve faced in the workplace.

Teaching resilience is paramount.

But I’m raising a teen girl and I’m doubting I’ve given her enough guidance during her formative years. I’m struggling to come to terms with her needing to make her own mistakes when it is so much like looking back at myself.

If you find yourself having doubts...read this for a different perspective.

Doubt Recently I was telling my story over again to another group bright students, The future generation workforce. Telling them the story of my life, my career, my mistakes & challenges…proof …

26/07/2019

Normal!

Twenty-five women are graduating from a CNC industrial mechanic millwright pre-apprenticeship program provided by WEST of Windsor, Inc.

21/07/2019

Is the 50-50 Gender Quota a good thing?
Is it necessary?
Is it fair?

What is your opinion?

Is “Quota” a dirty word? Women have been doing it for years, do we really need quotas? I vote Yea! and here’s why. I am a fitter and machinist, I am employed in a heavily male dominated trade…

20/07/2019

Something different this morning, you can have your weekly blog entry later.

My daughter👱‍♀️ let’s me 👵🏻 interview her in the below video.

She was generous enough with her tight social schedule to let me ask her a few questions.

It’s something I haven’t delved into too much with her yet. But it was a fun conversation to have.

Here’s what she sees as a 13yr old daughter of tradesman parents/stepparents. She’s spoilt to have us all in trades...she already sees women succeed.

If anyone else here has a child that I could interview I’d really appreciate it. Can just be a voice recording to protect identity.

🗣I’m going to aim to prove to you that girls in my life are not a real example of how they see gender roles.

And that my friends is why I fill your news feeds with my equity and feminist content.

18/07/2019

Who’d get the welding job just at first glance?? Sitting at 0.7% in my city I know the stats. This face app phenomenon has got my head ticking over...your appearance has nothing to do with the skills you have. AND it still hinders some women on getting a gig in the male dominated trades. #2019

15/07/2019

I spent a lot of my childhood in Long Gully in community housing.

Long Gully, B**g Gully, the Bronx...Eaglehawk...

From 5 to 12 so a pretty formative chunk of my childhood. A daughter of an unemployed single mum of 5.
Don’t underestimate or judge the lower socioeconomic families...because I am from one.
And I think I’m doing alright.

Name: Nicole Hopley Position: Bore Hole Technician (Qualification: Fitter and Machinist) Company: Mancala and Founder of Beautiful Trades Guild   What do you enjoy the most, working in the field of Construction & Development? The ownership I get to have when undertaking repairs on machinery. Knowin...