Women CNC Machinists?

[TXdragonfly]

Hi everyone! I was wondering if it was common or uncommon to see women as machinists?

Thanks!

[diarmaid]

Maybe make this a poll?

[VTEC]

ive seen a few operators but no "machinist"

[Joerg Berger]

Hi, everyone I,m new to this site. I have been in the machinning busines for more than 30 years and for the past 15 years I have been supervisor of a conventional and CNC machine shop. I have had three women work for me as CNC machine operators and all three have worked out fairly well. I don't see anything wrong with women persueing a career as a machinist.

Joerg Berger
Ontario Canada

[jjasshipley]

I have met one female machinist, and several female operators. I have found them to be just as qualified as any male candidates for the job. The only thing that we men have over them in this field is the fact that as a whole, men are physically stronger than women. However, it is a fact that intelligence levels of women are just as capable of grasping mechanical subjects just as well as men. I think there are two reasons we don't see more female machinists.
1. Women are more likely to choose a traditional (sexist term I know) female career, such as nurse, secretary, teacher, waitress, etc.
2. Men in general feel threatened by women in the workplace. I would hate to count the times that men have forced women out of companies just because they feel threatened by their presence.

[charper]

I'm a woman!!! And love the look on your face when you find out I have I have skills ..hee hee

[joecnc2006]

I do not think any trade is limited to gender. It is only limited to ones vision and imagination.

BTW: Welcome to the forum all of you new members, No gender specific....

Joe

[Geof]

My interest was piqued, not by the concept of female machinists, but by "Craft is What I do All Day. Art is what I have at the end of it" Jean Weller". So I Googled, of course! And got caught in a recursive loop which swung me right back to 'charper' on cnczone.com. Can I request asistance in breaking out of the loop, please.

[charper]

Nope. ur stuck with me. And trust me I am far from a feminist. I am more for the shock value. If you question it..check out my myspace..not for the conservative. I probably shouldn't drink and post...bye!

[dertsap]

Originally Posted by charper And trust me I am far from a feminist. !

a simple phrase i can respect (i WAS married to a feminist)
there is no real reason that a woman can t do most trades , other than the will to step up to the plate , the machinist trade takes a good head with good consentration skills ,and that is a trate that would be fairly equal between men and women ,
in my experience bimbo's and airheads are apparently about the same between both genders as well

[charper]

well said
there are plenty of women and men who are a clueless
take my husband. he is an excellent retina surgeon, but tools, hah. he leaves that up to me

[miljnor]

I don't know why everyone always lumps people into catagories. Personal I lump everyone into Me and everyone else. Or if you can do it I can do it (although I might not want to )

My words to live by: "if its to be, its up to me!"

or my dads old school version "if you want something done right do it yourself"