第3110期:Women can also work in the construction industry

A nine-to-five office job isn't for these women.朝九晚五的办公室工作不适合这些女性。Instead, they work construction and they do it for the same reasons the men do, because they find construction work more fulfilling.相反，她们从事建筑工作，她们从事该行业的原因和男人一样，因为她们觉得建筑工作更有成就感。Being able to see the bigger picture, being a part of something bigger, so driving by the building be like,建筑行业能够让我看到更宏大的愿景，成为更伟大事业的一部分，有时路过某栋建筑，我就会想，I built that building to your family, or to your kids in the future, that's kind of why I did it, just to be a part of something bigger.这是我为你们的家人、为你们未来的孩子所建造的， 这就是我从事这一行业的原因，它让我能够成为某种宏大愿景的一部分。Before they start working,these women taken mandatory training course at a special center.在开始工作之前，这些女性在一个特殊的中心参加了强制性的培训课程。And many of them say it teaches them not just to construct buildings, but also build a harmonious relationship with themselves.许多人表示，这不仅教会了她们如何建造建筑， 还教会了她们与自己建立和谐的关系。I think it's for me, personally, it's a constant battle on gaining confidence, but this job has definitely helped it.我想对我个人来说，这是一场获取信心的持续斗争， 这份工作确实对我有所帮助。I don't think I would be as confident as I am now working in another field.如果我现在从事的是另一个行业，我觉得我可能不会像现在这样自信。Today women make up about 10 percent of all construction workers in the country.如今，女性约占全国建筑工人总数的百分之十。All the workers need are a few tools, a helmet, special protective glasses, training,and self-confidence.建筑工人只需要几样工具，一顶安全帽，专用护目镜，并且要接受培训、建立自信。Kelly Kupcak has been working in construction for over two decades.凯利·卡普丘克已经在建筑业工作了二十多年。For the last three years, she has been head of the Tradeswomen organization, a company that has been helping women in Portland Oregon, to master construction work for free.在过去的三年里，她一直是Tradeswomen组织的负责人， 这家公司一直在免费帮助俄勒冈州波特兰妇女掌握建筑工作技能。Kupcak also helps them find a job, something a lot of them need because it's harder for women to break into the business.卡普丘克还帮助她们找到工作，这是许多人需要的，因为女性更难进入这一行业。I also saw some really hard things, and I experienced some really hard things as a woman, in an industry that still dominated by men, and an industry which I think is changing.作为一名女性，我目睹并且亲身经历了一些非常艰难的事情，因为我所处的行业仍然由男性主导，但我认为这个行业正在发生变化。But back then, it was still largely this very macho like, why are you here, why are you here taking my job,但在当时，这一行业很大程度上仍然是属于男人的，人们会质问：你为什么要来这里？为什么要抢走我的工作？why are you here taking a job from another man who has to feed his family, and I was like, I have to feed my family too.为什么要夺走另一个需要养家糊口的男人的饭碗？而我的回应是：我也需要养家啊。So that was a big eye-opening experience for me firsthand. 对我来说，这是一次让我大开眼界的亲身经历。