ITV Anglia | 6pm | 7th October 2021 👷🏻♀️
A construction boss from Norfolk is hoping to inspire women more to work in the industry.
Kelly Cartwright has been working in the sector since she was 17 and is now the boss of a construction recruitment agency Core Recruiter based in Norwich.
Kelly is predominantly based in the office, but recently spent a week at a construction site near Bury St Edmunds hoping to challenge gender stereotypes and encourage more women to follow in her footsteps. “A lot of females are typically associated with female industries, so when you are in man’s world they think does ‘this women know anything about our industry’ and that is why I am doing this. Just because I am female, doesn’t mean you can’t come out on site and get your hands dirty.” Kelly is also donating an average week’s wage to two mental health charities Norfolk & Waveeny Mind to help raise awareness.
“Mental health within our industry is quite big, especially around young men who don’t speak about their feelings”, Kelly said.”I wanted to raise awareness of both causes. It is probably not the most attractive of industries to come in to, but nonetheless it is one of the best.”
13% of the construction industry are women and Kelly wants to inspire others to increase this in the forthcoming years.
