Among 10 Thousands of New York Fire Fighters Whole 40 Women

It seems that the profession of firefighter remains one of those where men are completely dominated. Even in New York, where the equality of men and women at work has been actively promoted for a long time, there are only four dozen of the fair sex on the 10 400 firefighters. You might think that ladies just are not so eager to become fighters with fire, like men.

In total, fewer than 1% women serve in the New York Fire Department. If you give accurate data, their number does not exceed even for 0,5%.

The latest graduating class from the New York Fire Academy was 282, four of whom were women. According to fire department officials, once the newcomers join the ranks of New York's fire fighters, the number of women among them will exceed 40.

Of the four new firefighters, two are African American, one Latina and one white. Their ages range from 24 to 33 years.

Sarinaia Shrisakul, who has worked for more than 9 for years in the fire service in New York, heads the public organization, Association of Women Firefighters. She argues that in the metropolis "the worst situation in the country." In the rest of America, says Srisakoul, women in the fire services are much more represented.

She believes that the point is not that ladies do not want to be firefighters, as it may seem at first glance. The problem is that their candidates are immediately swept aside by the leadership. Of the 4 261 girls who submitted resumes during the last recruitment, only four were able to enroll at the fire academy and graduate.

Sarinaia Shrisakul hopes that the mayor of New York, Bill De Blasio, will soon pay attention to gender discrimination in the fire department and take the necessary measures to start fighting her.