A female landscaper in Sydney, Australia, sparked mixed reactions on social media by calling out the “double standards” that allow men to work topless on hot days but not women like her.
Named Shianne Fox, the tradeswoman is fittingly going by the username “TheBikini Tradie” on social media.
Shianne Foxx criticized the “double standard” that prevents her from working topless, while male workers can
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- Shianne Fox, a female trade worker in Sydney, asked to work topless like her male counterparts.
- Her superior thought if Foxx worked topless, it would be distracting to other employees.
- Foxx goes by the username “TheBikini Tradie” on social media.
Taking to social media to vent about her frustration, Foxx shared that she asked her superior to take her shirt off while working like many of her tradesman colleagues do. Foxx, who usually wears a bikini while she’s working, was working on a 40-degree celcius day at the time and said she wanted to work topless as it was too hot.
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In her TikTok video, Foxx shared, “It’s a f—ing 40-degree day today and I’m the one who has to wear my shirt [while] all the boys on the site don’t have to wear theirs.”
“It’s a double standard, it’s s-xist, and I’m actually really over it. I just want to be topless like the boys but no, I will ‘distract them’,” she added.
Foxx said her working topless shouldn’t be “distracting” as it is a “natural thing”
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Speaking to news.com.au, Foxx said, “It was such a hot day. Obviously, when you work in the industry, lots of the boys have their tops off. I thought it was only fair if I could get mine off, too. I have no shame in getting my b–bs out.”
“I don’t think it should be ‘distracting’ because at the end of the day they’re just a natural thing. If you’re going to be childish and feel like they’re going to be distracting, then you should just grow up,” she added.
Foxx shared she has been working in male-dominated jobs for some time now
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Foxx, who is also a content creator on an adult website, shared that she wanted to express her thoughts on the situation since there aren’t many women in the industry. She shared, “I’ve been working in male-dominated jobs for the last four or so years. I thought if I put myself out there, maybe other women will want to join the trades industry.”
Explaining that she is happy despite the low number of female workers in the field, Foxx added, “A lot of people say you get catcalled, but it’s nothing like that at all,” she said.
“From my experience, if you just go in there with your head held high and if you don’t let men have it over you. Stand your ground. They won’t do anything,” she added.
