Female tilers

[sWe]

This one's for the ladies...

I've noticed, that almost every time a female join the forums, wether she be a tiler or an amateur looking for advice on a project, she introduces herself as a female who's looking for advice or some such, because she is a female...

What's up with that?

Now, I can understand if many would be female tilers and DIY'ers feel they're venturing into men's territory, but surely not all men know everyting (or anything, for that matter) about tiling and practical stuff?

I recognize and embrace the fact that there are many more or less marked differences between the sexes, and that men and women often have very different interests. However, if anyone, wether it be a he or a she, has questions regarding tiling, the surrounding trades, or some other practical issue, surely it is not because of what that person has between his or her legs? Isn't it rather because he or she doesn't know the answer to his or her question?

So pleeease drop the gender act. It does both females and males a disservice.

Just wanted to get that off my mind.

And oh, don't misstake me for a feminist or some such ********; I'm most certainly not. I'm merely individualist.

 

[hillhead]

Well said Marcus,
i have dealt with many a females and some have great ideas!!!
my wife picked all the tiles for my own house!! 6 years ago.
I know of a tiler locally who takes his wife to work too !! she grouts and tiles for him apparently,good on her!
why is there not more female tilers???

 

[Droopy]

Well said Marcus,
i have dealt with many a females and some have great ideas!!!
my wife picked all the tiles for my own house!! 6 years ago.
I know of a tiler locally who takes his wife to work too !! she grouts and tiles for him apparently,good on her!
why is there not more female tilers???

My young sister used to work with me.
She was excellent at the job.
But she is off working for Yell.com, so she is way out of my price range now:lol:

 

[Fekin]

Whats brought this up then sWe :huh2:

 

[Droopy]

Whats brought this up then sWe :huh2:

Time of the month, maybe?







😀

 

[doit4u]

As the father of three grown up daughters I don't see a problem. They were all encouraged from an early age to have a go. They are all good cooks, my mum taught me to cook, as she didn't believe in boy/girl jobs, quite enlightened for a woman born in 1919, but more importantly between them they can paint, paper, do basic carpentry, weld, check over a car and a host of other practical stuff

A personal view - gender/orienation/ethnicity only becomes a problem when it used to try and gain some sort of advantage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!