Ideas Why are women still outsiders in the trades?
Jul 29, 2025
Hilary Peach, a welder turned boiler inspector, poet, and memoir author, discusses the challenges and joys of being an outsider inside the trades. Topics include historical labor exploitation, women breaking barriers in male-dominated trades, and the need for cultural shifts towards equity and inclusion in the workforce.
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Introduction
00:00 • 4min
Echoes of Change in the Night
03:45 • 15min
Evolution of Technology and Labor in the Industrial Revolution
18:27 • 5min
Exploring Historical Labor Exploitation and Women's Challenges
23:25 • 4min
Breaking Barriers in Construction
27:24 • 15min
Breaking Barriers: Women in Male-Dominated Trades
42:05 • 13min