Friday, September 08, 2023

What about starting a "Babysitters for Fire Fighters" Club?

"Access to affordable child care was overwhelmingly cited by women as a barrier to the job.

'When they’re wildland firefighters, women are less likely [than men] to be married, they’re less likely to have affordable child care, they’re less likely to have children,' Verble said. 'Wildland fire is not compatible with being a primary caretaker for a kid, which still disproportionately falls to women.'"

~ Jessica Kutz

"This program is blazing a trail for women in wildland firefighting" 

"As wildfires worsen and the state faces a firefighter shortage, a California pilot program aims to recruit women to fight fires. But the field remains full of obstacles."

https://19thnews.org/2022/09/women-wildland-firefighting-program-national-park-service/

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