Media

On 28 March 2023 at Parliament House in

Canberra a roundtable on gender

equality, in partnership with the National

Electrical and Communications Association

(NECA) was organised with Build Like A Girl Founder - Jo Farrell in attendance.

The event brought together members of

parliament, academics, industry groups

and business leaders from across Australia

to discuss broadening opportunities,

developing pathways, removing barriers and

increasing the appeal for women to work in

non-traditional trades and STEM vocations

It may set a world record for longest ever Canberra house auction, but after a tense hour and a half long wrangle, the Strathnairn Charity House has been successfully auctioned for $1.596 million.

The four-bedroom house was designed, predominantly built, marketed and auctioned by women and proceeds will go to Hands Across Canberra, Karinya House, Pegasus Riding for the Disabled and Canberra City Care at Charnwood.

To celebrate International Women’s Day and to showcase the awesome women who worked on the Strathnairn Charity House, we were guests on Channel 7’s Sunrise show in March, and it was lots of fun!

20 January 2021: City News
“There’s been a lot of women who have come from other sectors that have been affected by covid financially who always wanted to try a trade and this was a catalyst for them to step outside their comfort zone,” says Jo.

6 April 2021: 2XXfm 98.3
Women make up 1% (or less) of our tradies and construction workers. But change is afoot… From out-dated claims that ‘the work is too heavy’ to ‘no female amenities on site’, women and business are coming together to effect change in the right direction.

16 March 2021: Riot ACT
“The ACT Women’s Action Plan sets a target of achieving increased participation by women in the construction sector, but you can’t be what you can’t see, so this project is a great opportunity to shine a light on the impact that women can have in our industry.” Jo says.