b'COVERCHANGINGTHE FACEOF TRADESOne woman at a timeT hough its not as unusual today to seeThe reality is that with proper trainingasand for them to open their business made a woman on a jobsite running cablemen are also required to attainwomen aresense. She passed her Red Seal exam just a few or shingling a roof as it was 25 yearsjust as capable of a career in the trades. years after they opened their business.ago,thefactremainsthatwomenTwenty years ago, Jodi Moskal threw herBack in the late 90s, it was challenging. arestillgrosslyunderrepresentedinthehat into the ring when she and her husbandThere wasnt always the civility and respect skilled trades. opened their electrical contracting business inthat there is todaysome people were rude, There is a lingering stereotype for manyManitoba. At the time they had two toddlers,manymorewerejustcuriousbecausea that women arent equipped to do typicallyher husband was working as an electricianwoman electrician wasnt something theyd male-dominatedjobs,andthatstereotypeand Jodi was managing a call centre at night.seen before, Moskal explains about breaking seems to exist in grownups and children alike.The decision for her to move into the tradeinto the trade.12lROOFINGBC l SUMMER 2019'