SALT

About Us

In Australia the figures for tradeswomen are very small with only about 5000 tradeswomen across the whole of Australia. Currently it is very difficult for a woman to get an apprenticeship in the trades. Supporting And Linking Tradeswomen (SALT) is a non-profit incorporated organization which began in 2009 to provide a support network for tradeswomen, apprentices and women who wish to enter the trades. The aims of SALT are:

• Provide support to tradeswomen in Australia including apprentices and women seeking to work in the trades
• Provide avenues for women to meet other tradeswomen, apprentices etc and share experiences
• Promote women in the trades to the general public and industry 
• Advocate for change to attitudes to women working in the trades
• Campaign for changes which enable women to train and work in trades
• Promote diversity and acceptance for all people in the trades

SALT has a number of different trades represented and our membership is extended to non-affiliated members as the partners of our tradeswomen often accompany them to the meetings and expressed the wish to join our organisation. As one of our aims is to create more acceptance of diversity in the trades we felt this was a positive step forward in reaching our goals.

Currently we provide our membership with monthly meetings in Wollongong and Sydney, Facebook and Twitter connections, emails relating to tradeswomen initiatives and news. We also support and provide contacts plus information to women seeking work in the trades.

Operations and leadership is purely run by volunteers who are passionate about their trades and bridging the gap to a gender accepting, skilled workforce in Australia.