“Being a female in the trade has certainly come with its difficulties, being people underestimating you or needing extra reassurance that I can do my job to the same standards.'
Kim took to the skill instantly and showed"real promise" according to Tora Oetgen, who is joint-owner of the business.
She is now used as the plasterer within the company's network of trusted tradespeople and is well known acrossIt is believed less than 3 per cent of the work force of plasterers in the UK are female. However, this has not let Kim stop her fledgling career and she now hopes to inspires others to follow her into the trade.Speaking to the YEP, Kim said: “Being a female in the trade has certainly come with its difficulties, being people underestimating you or needing extra reassurance that I can do my job to the same standards."After many years I’ve realised I’m changing people's points of view when I complete the job to a same if not better standard than what they want.
"On the other hand some people are encouraging and feel for comfortable with a women entering there homes, so I suppose it comes with both advantages and disadvantages.”Kim said she had come across female painters, joiners and electricians but no plasterers."She was our first employee and first to progress as a plasterer", Tora said.In 2021, Kim completed a full plastering course.
"No previous experience required as full on the job training is provided, as are all the tools and materials needed for each job", Tora said in a recent job listing.
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