Forum General Discussions      Re: NDT women Posted by: Navita Gupta , E-mail: Address, on January 09, 2009 at 09:24 : In Reply to: Re: NDT women posted by : Amy , E-mail: Address, on January 08, 2009 at 15:36 : I have been in the field of NDT Trainings for the past 14 years and Have found no major gender bias. Initially, there is a hitch at times seeing my gender. But after attending my lecture for 15 to 30 minutes, I can see that visible change in facial expressions. That appreciation on the faces, is an acknowlegment that the trainees have no more apprehensions. The respect I command after that matches any other field. Navita ----------- Start Original Message ----------- : ---I have been in the NDT business since the 90's and have always been treated well and fairly. The field is mainly male dominated, but if you work and use your brain not your other assets you will be treated equally. That goes in any industry. I've found over the years that we've become a "sensitive" society to the adaptation of "diversity" in the field. I think I have more trouble adapting to the "sensitivity" than some of my male coworkers. I have found there to be great opportunities in the NDT field for women. : -------- Start Original Message ----------- : : Another great topic. : : Aside from the more obvious differences in gender traits, the female side has some distinct advantages over us guys in some of the NDT tasks that we perform. : : I spent several years managing QA and NDT in China for a large company. In the radiography group, almost all of the film readers were female. I soon learned that close attention to fine detail made them better suited for this task than most guys. : : Better hand-eye co-ordination also gives females the edge in manual UT scanning for example. : : In my long (42 years) NDT career I personally have hired, managed and know many female technicians. Just like guys, they have strengths and weaknesses. But on the whole, there is no reason why they cannot make a significant contribution to our industry. : : : All and all, it's the same old thing = Prejudice. I guess it's a little more prevalent against women, because of the label we have put on women and more so in certain cultures. Personally, I've worked with many women and my attitude towards them is that they be like one of the boys. I don't mean by this wiping your nose on your sleeve and spitting, but to do the same work as we do. I don't know about other countries, but in Canada they have equal pay, so they should do equal work. On the other hand, I've also worked with some guys who were just starting in the trade yet they consider thickness reading to be beneat them. Myself, I don't care if they are man or woman as long as the job get done and they carry their load. : : : Cheerio's : : : Michel : : : : I posted a response but apparently it got lost somewhere in cyberspace. : : : : I would say there is no problem for women in NDT. I would however caution a pregnant lady from RT exposure related activities. Film developing and interpretations are fine. : : : : In general, follow all the safety standards and you would be fine. : : : : Best wishes. : : : : Swamy : : : : NDT Guru : : : : ---------- Start Original Message ----------- : : : : : IS there any career opportunities for women in NDT : : : : : I mean do women get employment opportunieties in NDT with the training ------------ End Original Message ------------ Follow Ups: Post a Followup: Name: E-Mail: Subject: Comments: ----------- Start Original Message ----------- : I have been in the field of NDT Trainings for the past 14 years and Have found no major gender bias. Initially, there is a hitch at times seeing my gender. But after attending my lecture for 15 to 30 minutes, I can see that visible change in facial expressions. That appreciation on the faces, is an acknowlegment that the trainees have no more apprehensions. The respect I command after that matches any other field. : Navita : : : ---I have been in the NDT business since the 90's and have always been treated well and fairly. The field is mainly male dominated, but if you work and use your brain not your other assets you will be treated equally. That goes in any industry. I've found over the years that we've become a "sensitive" society to the adaptation of "diversity" in the field. I think I have more trouble adapting to the "sensitivity" than some of my male coworkers. I have found there to be great opportunities in the NDT field for women. : : -------- Start Original Message ----------- : : : Another great topic. : : : Aside from the more obvious differences in gender traits, the female side has some distinct advantages over us guys in some of the NDT tasks that we perform. : : : I spent several years managing QA and NDT in China for a large company. In the radiography group, almost all of the film readers were female. I soon learned that close attention to fine detail made them better suited for this task than most guys. : : : Better hand-eye co-ordination also gives females the edge in manual UT scanning for example. : : : In my long (42 years) NDT career I personally have hired, managed and know many female technicians. Just like guys, they have strengths and weaknesses. But on the whole, there is no reason why they cannot make a significant contribution to our industry. : : : : All and all, it's the same old thing = Prejudice. I guess it's a little more prevalent against women, because of the label we have put on women and more so in certain cultures. Personally, I've worked with many women and my attitude towards them is that they be like one of the boys. I don't mean by this wiping your nose on your sleeve and spitting, but to do the same work as we do. I don't know about other countries, but in Canada they have equal pay, so they should do equal work. On the other hand, I've also worked with some guys who were just starting in the trade yet they consider thickness reading to be beneat them. Myself, I don't care if they are man or woman as long as the job get done and they carry their load. : : : : Cheerio's : : : : Michel : : : : : I posted a response but apparently it got lost somewhere in cyberspace. : : : : : I would say there is no problem for women in NDT. I would however caution a pregnant lady from RT exposure related activities. Film developing and interpretations are fine. : : : : : In general, follow all the safety standards and you would be fine. : : : : : Best wishes. : : : : : Swamy : : : : : NDT Guru : : : : : ---------- Start Original Message ----------- : : : : : : IS there any career opportunities for women in NDT : : : : : : I mean do women get employment opportunieties in NDT with the training ------------ End Original Message ------------ Optional Link URL: Example: "http://www....html". Alternative write "http://www.ndt.net/wshop/attach/filename.htm" if you transfered a filename.htm via FTP Page Title: is important! Optional Image URL: http://www....gif Attention! Please click the button only once. This may take a moment to process Forum General Discussions Help