Who’s to say what jobs are “normal” for women to have and what aren’t? So what if they’re “non-traditional”?
Once upon it was neither “normal” nor “traditional” for women to even wear pants, and look where that’s got us! You go girls!
Looking for “non-traditional” work
Posted: Feb 17, 2010 2:42 PM PST
By Heather SawaskiWAUSAU (WAOW) — Jobs in the trade industry took a hard hit during the economic downturn. But experts predict job creation to pick up soon, especially for workers in “non-traditional” roles.
A program at Northcentral Technical College in Wausau is designed to help get students past the stereotype. The Non-Traditional Occupations Program at NTC helps students achieve success in roles typically filled by the opposite gender.
Brenda Cichon is welding student at NTC. She enrolled in the program with her husband after they were both laid off last year.
“The government is helping us by funding us and paying for us to go back to school,” she explained. “So we were happy to come back to NTC and join a program that was good for both of us.”
