After #Fukushima in 2011, hundreds of retired #Japanese #engineers and #technicians, many over 60, volunteered to help with cleanup.

Their logic: if someone had to accept #radiation risk, it was better to have an older specialist than a young worker with decades ahead.
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This may be true of our #healthcare #professionals. #DanielleSmith #UCP UNDERVALUE professions held predominantly by #women (9:1) - #nursepractitioners #nurses #technicians in our Healthcare.
#teachers #Educators 75% -80% are women.
#Patriarchy #misogyny #AntiWomen #gender #discrimination #abpoli

Skilled trades and #technical professions are an essential part of the #constructionindustry - #tradespeople, #technicians, #fabricators, #installers and everyone across the #builtenvironment whose skills help shape the places where we #live, #work and #learn.