Mine employs first woman pit worker for 159 years
Britain has its first female pit worker for 159 years.
Australian Jillian Wright , 26, is working down Clipstone Colliery in Nottinghamshire as a roof engineer.
A change in the law 10 years ago repealed 19th Century legislation banning women from pits.
Ms Wright told the Daily Express: "Attitudes are different in Australia, where many women are currently occupied in mining operations once considered solely for men."
Stuart Oliver, of her employer, UK Coal, says: "Jillian is a real expert in her field. The fact she's female doesn't make a bit of difference in her eyes, and that's how we view it too."
From http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_498271.html
|