“construction Equality”
Women in Construction
I visited the women in construction Photoville exhibition. I never thought of the sexism these women might face when trying to get into the construction business. Or the female stereotypes that are thrown their way probably on a daily basis. One comment that stuck out to me was one that Jillian Lifson said. She stated that “I feel like I can’t have a bad day…because if I have a bad day, I must be on my period right?”. All women have faced this issue before no matter where you work, you most probably have gotten this comment thrown out you. But I can just imagine working with ALL male coworkers how this must feel. The women portrayed in this exhibit are all strong and all different. You expect a female in construction to be all macho, basically one of the guys. But that’s not the case. I believe the exhibit did a great job in showing different females with different characteristics yet all strong who all went for the same career. One that might not have welcomed the with open arms. But they all fought for their right to gain their spot there. And although they got the job, they still fight for the right to be seen as equal among their peers. Another femaleworker said, “You don’t blend in, you don’t fly under the radar, you’re kind id definitively an outlier”. Some people may not feel like they belong in the office or store or restaurant where they work, but these women face far worse than us when they are viewed as less than just because they chose a career that normally would be filled by a man. But the truth is all women can do what men do and vice versa. This exhibit does well is showing that and explaining different women’s experiences.