Scotland Revealed as the Best UK Region for Women in the Trades

In this day and age, gender stereotypes within the workforce are slowly starting to diminish, with many professions now being more open and inclusive of all genders. Especially within the trades industry, it’s empowering to see a new rise in tradeswomen and how they’re diversifying the professions.

To celebrate these women, a recent study by Dickies Workwear has delved into research around the best UK regions for tradeswomen.

The study incorporates factors such as average pay, cost of living, number of businesses and current job vacancies within each region, and also highlights important tradeswomen in history.

The study also includes a few case studies and quotes from women in trade careers today!

The North East is best for Women in Construction

The construction industry can still be often stereotyped as a “male-dominated” profession, especially taking into consideration an overall UK 5.6% gender pay gap for the industry.