When Cailtin isn’t selling out wildly funny and successful stand up comedian shows, she is most likely found installing lights or upgrading switchboards.
Caitlin has been a sparky for over 14 years and who grew tired of being referred to as a “female electrician” while her brother-in-law, who works for Australia Post, wasn’t being called a “male mailman”.
Caitlin started in the electrical industry at 17, a week after she left school. “Seventeen years ago when I started it was a bit less common to have women on site,” and although Caitlin admits that things have changed, it’s still hard for those like her who juggle the tradie life and also being a Mum “There’s not a lot of systems in place for women after they’ve given birth to come back to work. And not a lot of programs where you can ease into it, and it’s quite physical. Starting my own business was kind of our only option at the time.”
Caitlin runs HAYL Electrical and in 2024 joined the Build Like A Girl board as a non-executive director, driving the programs that encourage young school leavers to pursue a trade career, just like she did.