
Women Building California Conference 2010
Organized Labor
Lynn Shaw, PhD, Professor of Electrical Technology, formerly worked as a Miner, Steel Worker, Longshore Worker, and Journey-Level Electrician
I believe there is occupational apartheid; there is a definite line between what is considered men's jobs in what is considered women's jobs. It is an unspoken part of our system. Young people choose their jobs based on the latest TV show. One of my secret ambitions is to write a screenplay for a sitcom or a drama about women in the trades. After all the CSI shows, everyone wanted be a crime scene investigator.