Your Voice. Your Power. | Angela Hucker | TEDxHobart
25 Jul 2024 (7 months ago)
- Angela Hucker, a woman working in the construction industry, shares her personal experience of facing harassment and intimidation on a construction site.
- She emphasizes the importance of using one's voice to ensure safety and advocate for change in a male-dominated industry.
- Hucker highlights the alarming statistics of sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and suicide rates in the construction industry, emphasizing the need for a cultural shift.
- She draws a parallel between the military and construction, both high-risk industries, and emphasizes the importance of building cohesive teams with trust and respect.
- Hucker recounts an incident where she was threatened and how she used her voice to report the incident and demand action from the project director.
- She emphasizes the power of women's voices in creating a safer and more equitable construction industry, highlighting the positive impact of gender diversity.
- Hucker encourages women to use their voices to speak up against harassment, discrimination, and bullying, and to advocate for change.
- She concludes by calling for a revolution in the construction industry, where women's voices are amplified and their contributions are valued.