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### [How to Create a More Female-friendly Transportation Industry](https://blog.techforcefoundation.com/i-hub/create-female-friendly-transportation-industry)

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 on April 16, 2018 | By [Tom Gray, Director of Marketing Interstate Batteries](https://blog.techforcefoundation.com/i-hub/author/tom-gray-director-of-marketing-interstate-batteries)

Many automotive technicians were inspired to work in this industry for very personal reasons – maybe they grew up working in their family’s repair shop, have a knack for taking stuff apart and putting it back together again or they’ve just always had a passion for cars. Instead of listening to conventional wisdom’s claims that the only path to a successful career is through a university education, they chose to go their own way and make a living using a trade.

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