I swear to god this is so true! There are two welder “foremen” at my job. One recently came out as a trans woman, the other one has hoop earrings and acrylic nails.
The trades can attract fairly diverse people because you don’t have to fit into an office. Generally you’re just given your work and you’re expected to do it. Welders especially can easily be specialized enough that they can’t really be micromanaged.
I can make the connections for computer science, but how the hell does welding attract da queerness? (And how the hell did my phone autocomplete that sentence?)
My somewhat unfounded opinion is that living as part of a marginalized group, subject to different rules (legal or social,) makes one question rhe validity of all rules. Marginalized and intersectional people wouldn’t be as interested in following convention in the first place.
Add to that, a push to get more women into trades where the gender divide is greater, with assistance that recognizes the increased difficulty for women to get into those fields.
I might be a magnet for anomalies but every welder I know is either a woman or non-binary and gay as hell.
I swear to god this is so true! There are two welder “foremen” at my job. One recently came out as a trans woman, the other one has hoop earrings and acrylic nails.
Hell yeah
The trades can attract fairly diverse people because you don’t have to fit into an office. Generally you’re just given your work and you’re expected to do it. Welders especially can easily be specialized enough that they can’t really be micromanaged.
The only welder I know is a cishet guy but super woke. That said his union is very not
I can make the connections for computer science, but how the hell does welding attract da queerness? (And how the hell did my phone autocomplete that sentence?)
My somewhat unfounded opinion is that living as part of a marginalized group, subject to different rules (legal or social,) makes one question rhe validity of all rules. Marginalized and intersectional people wouldn’t be as interested in following convention in the first place.
Add to that, a push to get more women into trades where the gender divide is greater, with assistance that recognizes the increased difficulty for women to get into those fields.