The construction industry is launching a recruitment drive for women builders - to help reduce the growing skills shortage. Nearly 400,000 new builders will be needed over the next five years just to keep up with demand.
Building is one of the most macho trades known to man.
But a serious shortage of builders has forced the industry to take radical measures. That means tapping into the female population, many of whom are mothers wanting to return to work. Caz Westgate is a bricklayer in Bedford - one of a tiny minority of women who do the heavy work. While hundreds of thousands of others work in administration, she thinks it is now much easier for women to do a more hands-on job. Now there is no reason why you can't do it.