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AAS reduces carpenter, tenant to "live-in girlfriend"

AAS reduces carpenter, tenant to "live-in girlfriend"

Released Monday, 18th May 2020
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AAS reduces carpenter, tenant to "live-in girlfriend"

AAS reduces carpenter, tenant to "live-in girlfriend"

AAS reduces carpenter, tenant to "live-in girlfriend"

AAS reduces carpenter, tenant to "live-in girlfriend"

Monday, 18th May 2020
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In the weeks after COVID-19, a couple in Del Valle, TX struggled to pay rent. They were both employed in carpentry, worked at the same business, and were tenants on the same lease. A reporter for the Austin American-Statesman implied the man was the sole breadwinner and leaseholder, while mentioning the woman only once: as a "live-in girlfriend." This reinforces sexist stereotypes about societal roles and completely erases the role of women in blue-collar professions. We speak with Sage Westbrook, a carpenter and one of the tenants in the story, to correct the record about her work. We also talk about the struggles women face in male-dominated blue-collar professions.

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