Women In Construction - Why They Chose Construction

The Huffington Post is running a series of interviews with twenty women who are in the construction industry in New York City.

Nedelka "Mac" McLean is a carpenter apprentice, currently working on renovating a school on Staten Island damaged by Sandy.

She stated that she chose to get involved in construction at the age of 50 because she had a desire to create.

What I actually found most interesting was the comments portion of the posting. I know that comment sections can sometimes be a somewhat interesting look into the internet. However, one particular commenter posted that he was surprised that women would go into construction, and why they wouldn't just be a nurse, HR professional, teacher, or dental hygienist. I was not really surprised by this sentiment, but found it sad that a commenter actually felt that women shouldn't get dirty in construction and just do the "traditional" women's jobs.