'Don't hold back': The women spearheading change in the Australian construction industry

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New national figures show Australian female construction apprentices more than doubled from 2010 to 2020.

In regional Queensland, Ms Bailey said female colleagues were still few and far between."But it's always pretty uplifting seeing other girls giving it a go."

"We've still got a long way to go … But this is a real trend that has been going on for 10 years," Mr Sobyra said.Download the ABC News app for all the latest. "These days in schools, females and males are treated equally in terms of the career paths they are exposed to," he said.The building and construction industry generates more than $360 billion in revenue and produces approximately 9 per cent of Australia's Gross Domestic Product, according to the Australian Industry and Skills Committee .

 

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