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Post by Gracious on Nov 24, 2009 6:53:33 GMT -5
Why hello there. I thought it was finally time to say hello properly, seeing as I've been reading this blog ever since the salon article was rebutted on Ladies Against Feminism. I used to post here under the name Gracious, but I could never remember my login name, so I decided it was easier to go under the pseudonym I use everywhere else on the web. My name is Grace, I live in Australia and work and study in the construction industry. My experience with the quiverfull movement is confined to the friendships I've made with girls my age who are "quivering daughters" so to speak, and the church that I've recently stopped attending. I've enjoyed reading all of the content that has been shared here, I particularly enjoyed the NLQ carnival and the flurry of short posts that were put up. I spend most of my time "studying", like I'm doing right now for that Environmental Building Systems exam I have tomorrow  My favourite distractions include my facebook, twitter, and my blog home on the interwebz ( thiswormwine.blogspot.com/). Feel free to drop by and say hello  |
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Post by sargassosea on Nov 24, 2009 9:08:09 GMT -5
Hello again! Do I wish that we in the US had more study trajectories for young (and old-er!) ladies in the construction trades? YES, I do! Thanks for your re-intro |
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Post by xara on Nov 24, 2009 11:30:49 GMT -5
Welcome. I enjoyed chatting with you during the carnival.
I am glad you are still with us.
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Post by Gracious on Nov 24, 2009 18:43:45 GMT -5
Hello again! Do I wish that we in the US had more study trajectories for young (and old-er!) ladies in the construction trades? YES, I do! Thanks for your re-intro Thank you. Here in Aus the culture is gradually changing. The company I work for just hired their first female laborer, and the person I work under is a woman. You are now starting to see a lot of senior female project managers, but they tend to be on the client side, not so much on the construction side, which is where I work. On the last petrol station I worked on, the client project manager, the architect and the engineer were women, which I found very heartening. I think the real challenge will be for the construction industry to accept women who don't try to "out bloke the blokes", if you get what I mean. But its a wonderful, exciting, warm and friendly industry, and I'd recommend it to anyone who is interested |
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Post by margybargy on Nov 25, 2009 2:54:40 GMT -5
Hello again! Do I wish that we in the US had more study trajectories for young (and old-er!) ladies in the construction trades? YES, I do! Thanks for your re-intro Thank you. Here in Aus the culture is gradually changing. The company I work for just hired their first female laborer, and the person I work under is a woman. You are now starting to see a lot of senior female project managers, but they tend to be on the client side, not so much on the construction side, which is where I work. On the last petrol station I worked on, the client project manager, the architect and the engineer were women, which I found very heartening. I think the real challenge will be for the construction industry to accept women who don't try to "out bloke the blokes", if you get what I mean. But its a wonderful, exciting, warm and friendly industry, and I'd recommend it to anyone who is interested Welcome! I work in construction, too. I come at it from the engineering/project management side. You picked a great career. Congrats! As for being accepted...most of the time, you'll earn respect by being good at what you do. You'll run into those people who want to mess with you - just find a way to maneuver around them and keep on going. |
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Post by sargassosea on Nov 25, 2009 7:07:11 GMT -5
"Out-bloke the blokes" - right! I (and my partner) have always worked in the 'masculine' trades - it's good to hear that Oz is letting at least some of the ladies out of the kitchen...  Speaking of kick-ass aus ladies - been following Jessica Watson? |
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Post by Gracious on Nov 25, 2009 21:11:02 GMT -5
"Out-bloke the blokes" - right! I (and my partner) have always worked in the 'masculine' trades - it's good to hear that Oz is letting at least some of the ladies out of the kitchen... Speaking of kick-ass aus ladies - been following Jessica Watson? Oh yes, I've been following her with great interest. Don't know if you were familiar with the controversy that occurred before she set sail? She pretty much had everyone from the Premier and sailing professionals down to the tabloid newspapers ripping her apart and telling her not to do it. I'm pleased she didn't listen to the naysayers. She also stands to outshine Zac Sunderland, who hails from the pro-patriarchy Do Hard Things/ Rebelution camp. So I am very enthusiastic about supporting her |
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My favourite distractions include my facebook, twitter, and my blog home on the interwebz (thiswormwine.blogspot.com/). Feel free to drop by and say hello 
