Video / Social issues
The Apprentice
One young woman reflects on the skills and confidence she built, and the experiences that ultimately pushed her to leave the industry.
Role: Reporter and producer
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The Apprentice explores the gap between the promise of a trade and one young woman's experience inside a male-dominated workplace. Her account moves between the pride of learning practical skills and the effects of condescension, exclusion and inappropriate behaviour.
About this work
Through a single extended interview and observational footage, the documentary gives its participant room to describe why she chose an electrical apprenticeship, the moments that eroded her confidence and the advice she would now offer other young women considering a trade.
“I had my whole life set out. I knew what I was going to do. I had a plan.”— Documentary participant
Content note
This documentary discusses workplace sexism, harassment and the mental-health effects of a difficult apprenticeship.
Credits
- Reporting and production by Chelsea Phillips