see my #35
I’ve employed on job sites women in about every trade. That first laborer foreman I spoke of could work most men into the ground. I can’t say I’ve seen many women masons, but I have seen hod carriers and mason tenders who were women.
Setting masonry off a scaffold requires the most upper body foot pounds of effort per shift of any trade on a regular basis.
It reminds me of how many lesbians do props, tech and set building in theaters in NYC. One of the biggest laughs I heard in a B’way theater was in “The Producers” when a large lesbo walked out with a hammer in one hand and a set of huge keys on her hip.
I carried hod one summer in High School. That is a job I wouldn’t wish upon my worst enemy. You end up sore in places you didn’t know you had and then get sore upon the sores. The hod eats skin too. It was a bitch but I stuck it out. A woman that can do that job is tough as nails. A barbie that can do that job is marriage material especially if you are a farmer. If your tractor breaks down you just hitch her up in front of the plow and keep going.
BS. I worked many a construction job and the only gals were the ones serving lunch.