What it's really like being a female electrician in NZ

As one of only 2% of female electricians in Aotearoa New Zealand, Brooke Thompson has experienced bullying and harassment throughout her career.  Subscribe to Re: http://bit.ly/subscribe-re

“I think that the culture is pretty bad. And I hate when people say, ‘it's one or two bad eggs’ because I think of all the times I've been harassed on site, there's been other men around and those other men didn't say anything or they laughed. And that's what hurt most.”

But she found support and encouragement from other women in the trades, and wants to do the same for new women sparkies entering the industry.

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