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The article explains the persistent absence of women from the trades and industrial occupations. It notes that trades and industrial occupations are understood to be masculine because those who fill them have a gender and their gender rubs off on the jobs they mainly do. The second factor states the persistence of the dominance of men is a de-gendering of women as women by the workers by the workers themselves, unions, and the labour market. It has been concluded that women knew that their success could inspire others, but emphasized notions of individualism and formal equality rather than gender imbalances and discrimination on the job.