Myth of the Firefighting Super Hero Is Keeping Women Out ; More Than 96% of the Fire Service in Wales Is Male
Western Mail › February 02, 2009
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A DIRE shortage of women is causing a "serious problem" for the Welsh fire service, industry leaders warned last night after new figures revealed less than 4% of firefighters in Wales are female.
There are currently only 110 female firefighters across the whole country, accounting for 3.6% of the workforce, according to latest figures from the Assembly Government.See the full content of this document
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Myth of the Firefighting Super Hero Is Keeping Women Out ; More Than 96% of the Fire Service in Wales Is Male
The problem is most acute in South Wales, where just 28 of 1,700 firefighters are women.
Ethnic minorities fare even worse, with just 38 non-white members of staff across all three Wel...See the full content of this document
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