A former dressage champion who was nearly killed by her horse is on a mission to have women comprise 30% of construction tradespeople in Australia by 2030, up from just 3% now.
Hacia Atherton, founder of Empowered Women In Trades, tells this month’s 21CC podcast that her unique approach has already introduced some 5,000 women to skilled trades and that, compared to her agonising, year-long battle to walk again after having her pelvis shattered, meeting the target would be a “walk in the park”.
Listen to Hacia’s remarkable story here:
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