Hannah Uddin, from Coventry in the UK, admits that she’s been branded “attention seeking” for pursuing a job in construction and has even faced lads telling her she’s “taking up space” on her construction course,After the 18-year-old shared footage of herself plastering walls wearing her acrylic nails on TikTok, she split opinion as some branded her a “girl boss” while others questioned why she went to work wearing make-up.
Hannah said: “Just because I wear make-up and have long nails, that doesn‘t stop me from doing what I like. That was the point of the video.Hannah has been doing construction work since she was 12. Hannah said: “Since the video, I‘ve had a few direct messages on Instagram and TikTok from people asking me how I got into construction.“The majority of the comments were nice and positive, so it gave me a boost to carry on. And it was nice to see that other girls wanted to get into construction after seeing that you can.
It’s not just on TikTok that Hannah has faced sexist comments, as she has received some negative remarks since opting to take a construction course. “The teacher on my course has helped me a lot as well, as he’s shut down boys in the class when they’d make comments. He supports me.
If you need to doll yourself up to, quote 'feel good so you can work good' then you have some issues.