Despite a shortage of plumbers and heating system installers the industry is still dominated by men.
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Three times she found herself having to explain: "It's not my house, I'm not married to the man who's moving in, I'm just fixing the heating." "Even 2.4% is woeful, isn't it?" says Ms Robson. There is a similar proportion of women working in other building trades. She and Ms Robson point out the value of social media in connecting women in the trade around the country - from Facebook groups to TikTok - as well as in-person events such as those run by Stopcocks. The company also has a register of 750 women tradespeople in the UK, including 100 plumbers.
"Some women we've spoken to have been told they have to buy their own clothes because it's more expensive for the company to buy it for them," says Ms Hasan.
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