When the pants don't fit, it's frustrating for women in skilled trades

Women in skilled trades say they're frustrated by a lack of work gear designed for the female body, pants in particular. "I looked like I was wearing parachute pants," apprentice electrician Claire Nicol says about the workwear she tried on in a store.
Women in skilled trades say they're frustrated by a lack of work gear designed for the female body, pants in particular. I looked like I was wearing parachute pants, apprentice electrician Claire Nicol says about the workwear she tried on in a store.

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