“You can see women listed as coppersmiths, gas fitters, tinsmiths, plumbers. “It seems ironic that… it could actually be harder to find one today than it might have been in Victorian Scotland. Now uncovered, it’s hoped the Victorian women plumbers could help to reboot the masculine image of construction trades, boosting the battle to encourage more young women into jobs such as plumbing, gas fitting, roofing and building. “SNIPEF is finding a small but growing number of women who are challenging these misconceptions and entering the plumbing industry, finding it an attractive and lucrative career option. Meanwhile, WaterSafe’s Get Girls Plumbing campaign is designed to encourage women not to be put off by the out-dated stereotype that plumbing is a job better suited to men.

Source: The Herald April 17, 2023 16:22 UTC